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...quick to cry racism?" The obvious answer is that they have been trained to see too much of the world in terms of race. Episodes such as this most recent near-boycott are the direct outgrowth of that mindset which contends that ethnic studies is an academic discipline on par with History. They are the direct outgrowth of that mindset which obsessively counts the number of women and minorities on Faculty. And, they are the direct outgrowth of that mindset, which against all objective standards of quality, insists that Diversity and Distinction is a worthwhile read...
...Patterson says the public facilities she and her children use--the school buildings, the public library and the parks--are sub-par...
...Assad's behavior on the grounds that he is an aging autocrat who does not comprehend Barak's political needs as a democratic leader. Assad should be granted more credit. For the past thirty years, the shrewd Syrian leader has defined himself as the Middle East's cold calculator par excellence, and there is no exception here. Assad is well aware of the fact that his actions hinder Barak's ability to muster Israeli public support in a future referendum. The Sphinx of Damascus is up to something...
...while, it worked. Although Bradley was not considerably more exciting or attractive, many of his ideas resonated with Democratic voters, and his authenticity seemed a far cry from the forced smiles and awkward Macarena dances of the creator of the Internet. By November, Bradley was on par with Gore in New Hampshire, and the media had criticized the Vice president's lack of campaign focus...
...TIMOR WILL EAT STONES. Some 1,000 East Timorese died, and more than three-quarters of the population fled their homes, according to U.N. estimates. East Timor joined the world's list of nations at the very bottom: the World Bank estimated per capita GDP at $240, on a par with nations like Mozambique and Ethiopia...