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...added that underage students seemed to be able to obtain and consume alcohol despite the restrictions...
...held at Guantanamo, whom the U.S. has identified as the so-called "20th hijacker" and a would-be participant in the 9/11 hijackings. As TIME first reported in June 2005, Qahtani underwent a "special interrogation plan," personally approved by Rumsfeld, which the U.S. says produced valuable intelligence. But to obtain it, according to the log of his interrogation and government reports, Qahtani was subjected to forced nudity, sexual humiliation, religious humiliation, prolonged stress positions, sleep deprivation and other controversial interrogation techniques...
...started looking for the rights at the end of last year, and there was basically no information whatsoever about how you obtain the rights,” he says. “Most people in the dance community say it’s just impossible...
...Alternative Voting: A number of states have gone to what is called "no fault" absentee voting this year, which means voters no longer need an excuse to obtain an absentee ballot. Applications for the absentee option have exploded partly because of worries about the paperless machines, and partly because both parties have mailed applications to millions of voters whether they requested them or not. That could shorten lines at the polls on Election Day but lengthen the count on election night. All around the U.S., the percentage of absentee balloting is exploding: most jurisdictions are seeing a jump...
...glad to learn that so manystates have adopted laws lengthening the waiting period before teens can obtain a "go anywhere, anytime" driver's license. As the mother of eight kids, I understand fatigue from constant chaperoning. But I would rather chaperone than bury my child or know that my child caused someone's death. The laws are in place to protect not only teen drivers but also their passengers and other drivers on the road with them...