Word: parented
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...custody fight, the Browns would only need to present "clear and convincing evidence" that Simpson is an unfit parent. In the wrongful-death actions that will go to court, the standard of proof is "preponderance of evidence" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt." Also, in a civil suit only nine of the 12 jurors are needed for a favorable verdict, and Simpson could be forced to testify. Predicts Professor Vincent Blasi of Columbia University law school: "There's a considerable chance that the Goldmans and the Browns will recover, given the amount and quality of the evidence." Then again, many...
THANK YOU FOR MARGARET CARLSON'S column on the conservatives' drive to send welfare mothers into the workplace, no matter how lowly the job [PUBLIC EYE, Sept. 25]. Finally a report that illustrates the Republicans' true motives for reforming welfare: punishment for women who parent alone. Women are often on welfare because they have chosen to leave bad relationships. Many Republicans see this as an assault on their "family values" system, in which a nuclear family seems to be more important than a woman's life. In the welfare debate as a whole, the concentration of politicians on "women...
Apparently, Whitman believes that the second parent's role is of such paramount importance that we may as well give up on the family if there's only one parent around. Given his statement that children from single-parent households are more likely to end up single parents themselves, I'm surprised he didn't bother to extend this line of thinking to the no-parent household...
...came with a lot of skepticism about my role in the march as a black woman, and I think they really addressed that issue," she said following the event. "The march is the vision of our parent generation and the civil rights movement...
...special effects of this film are almost nonexistent. Because Andy Garcia plays both Robby and Reuben, some sort of effects are expected. However, rarely are both brothers seen in the same frame. It is as if technology hasn't advanced since "The Parent Trap...