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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...California octuplets are only the second set to be born in U.S. history. "We're picking out this incredibly rare event, and all of a sudden, we want to pass laws," says Paulson. "Would we write laws limiting the size of someone's family to six? Would we write laws mandating selective reduction?" he asks, referring to the option of aborting some embryos if a high number successfully implant in the uterus. "Restricting reproductive rights would be a minefield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Octuplets Fallout: Should Fertility Doctors Set Limits? | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...Israeli government justifies the wall, check points, the network of access roads, the discriminatory legal regime, the pass laws, arbitrary arrests, house demolitions, targeted assassinations, torture, and everyday military control as necessary for the security of the settlements (viewed as illegal everywhere but in Israel), and to protect against terrorism inside Israel. The international human rights NGOs such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the United Nations that have denounced Palestinian terror tactics have unanimously condemned Israel on many occasions for violating the human rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza...

Author: By Duncan Kennedy | Title: A Context for Gaza | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...screeching sound and then he scent marks my house and I have to go and clean it up. He's looking for a wife. I had one all set up and then we had the current economic situation and the exhibit was put on hold and I had to pass on the wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Groundhog Handler Doug Schwartz | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...relieved to finally get in the win column.” Junior forward Doug Rogers got the scoring action going at 13:10 in the first, seconds after Harvard’s first power-play opportunity ended. Assistant captain Alex Biega stole the puck from a Union defenseman before passing it to Rogers, waiting on the left post. Though Rogers missed his first attempt at goal, clumsy goaltending by Dutchmen netminder Corey Milan allowed Rogers to bury it on the rebound. “[Biega] gave me a great pass right on my stick,” Rogers said...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Flies Over Dutchmen in Easy Victory | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard counterpart, Oliver McNally, had a tough jumper barely rim out, which Penn forward Cameron Lewis tied up for a jump-ball with the possession arrow in his team’s favor. After a time out, the Quakers ran a perfect play as soon as the ball was passed in, with Rosen finding a wide-open Eggleston for an easy dunk and a 60-56 lead with 1:07. Tough defense on the other end gave the Crimson no chance to score until Lin found Miller for a layup with 38.4 seconds to play. Rosen was fouled with...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Buzzed by Killer P's | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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