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...court's decision ought to be repugnant to anyone--pro-life or pro-choice--who believes in the validity of the First Amendment. "If we believe in free speech at all, we must limit responsibility to those who commit the acts of violence rather than lay blame on the makers of a Web site that appears to advocate them. Otherwise, any unpopular speech will be subject to oppression," asserts Suzanna Sherry, professor of civil rights and civil liberties law at the University of Minnesota, who is also avidly pro-choice...

Author: By Melissa R. Moschella, | Title: Choosing Freedom of Speech | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

Still, the campaign organizers believe that establishing the minimum wage is feasible and that students ought to be involved...

Author: By Dennis C. Lau, | Title: Epps Agrees to Meet Living Wage Protestors | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...Still, the campaign organizers believe that establishing the minimum wage is feasible and that students ought to be involved...

Author: By Dennis C. Lau, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Epps to Meet `Living Wage' Protesters | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

Sources say the talks have stalled over how tobuy out the contract of older guards, and howlarge a salary guards ought to be paid whenoutsourcing their tasks is far cheaper...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Security Guards Stuck In Limbo | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

This HBO feature ought to be a treat: a biopic of Meyer Lansky, the Mob's chief financial officer, starring Richard Dreyfuss and written by David Mamet. Dreyfuss gets to spit out some Mametian wisdom--"People dislike what they envy"--but mostly Dreyfuss and the movie are sluggish, as old Meyer dawdles through his memories. What's left is a gallery of dark haberdashery and hard faces. Still, a tip of the fedora to the reliably fabulous Beverly d'Angelo (as a brassy Mrs. Lansky) and to Eric Roberts (Bugsy Siegel). Roberts smiles and snarls through a visage of cracked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lansky | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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