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...Sacramento Kings. Donaghy claimed he wasn't the only rogue referee, as he described a corrupt culture in which refs would play tennis with coaches, ask players for autographs, and accept free meals and gifts from coaches and team officials. He said one ref was so close to a particular general manager that he deliberately made calls in his favor...
Absolutely. For all of our differences on how particular issues should be resolved, activists across the spectrum have more in common with each other than we do with members of the public who don't care about these issues. Take the head of the Christian Coalition's legal arm, Jay Sekulow. He cares passionately about exactly the same issues I care passionately about. Obviously we deeply disagree on abortion and gay rights. But we have strong agreement on freedom of speech and free exercise of religion. The ACLU absolutely defends the free speech rights of anti-abortion protestors...
...particular, the actions of University President Drew Gilpin Faust were laudable, as she used the power of her presidential office to build enthusiasm for Wednesday’s celebration, and then lent the weight of her person to the proceedings, introducing Vice President Gore. It is encouraging to see Harvard’s central administration take the lead on this crucial issue, especially since it is one that requires an interdisciplinary approach that can only be achieved through coordinating the actions of the University’s many disparate parts...
...voters should appreciate our right to submit ballot questions to change the way our state is run, and Question 3’s proposed ban is a matter for legitimate discussion. We must, however, also take care to wield that power carefully—a responsibility that makes this particular initiative seem hasty and unjustified. Next Tuesday, we must allow prudence to trump perpetual intervention, and trust all of our citizens to make responsible decisions about their leisure time. If, in coming years, state residents vote definitively against dog racing with their wallets—as they seem...
...said Huchra, who recently donated to the Obama campaign. “The more we learn, the more we think she’s not competent. The key question for me becomes whether I would be a better vice president than she would.”Huchra criticized in particular Palin’s view on scientific questions, including teaching creationism in public schools, which he described as “not consistent with a modern view of the world.”THE LONELY CAUSEBoth Mansfield and Ruth R. Wisse, professor of Yiddish and comparative literature, spoke at length...