Word: patriotism
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Harvard has loudly criticized the Patriot Act and the “culture of secrecy” that Kevin Casey, Harvard’s senior director of federal and state relations, has said it promotes. Dean of the School of Public Health Barry R. Bloom has also been critical of the legislation and the way it curbs the dissemination of some scientific information. He has said, “The greatest threat is putting restrictions on knowledge...
...Patriot League Challenge, Klein posted a two day total of 147—the lowest score for any golfer in the field. The victory was Klein’s first of the year—third of his career—and made for a special sendoff for the senior...
...even with Klein’s victory, the Crimson couldn’t place higher than third at the Patriot League Challenge and repeated a trend that had become all to familiar throughout the year—impressive individual play marred at times by inconsistency from the entire team...
...We’ve been up and down,” said Hynes after the squad’s final tournament, the Patriot League Challenge. “I’ve been up and down as well...but I think I’ve shown how I’m capable of playing, and now I need to be consistent...
...CONTEXT: Senator Kerry does not oppose antiterrorism measures, as implied by this TV spot. Nor does he advocate repealing the Patriot Act. He does, however, argue that it provides insufficient judicial oversight of surreptitious searches conducted by domestic security agencies. The ad also charges that "fellow liberals" cajoled Kerry into watering down the Patriot Act. Whether or not Kerry was pressured by "liberals," the fact is some Republicans too would like to see checks on law-enforcement powers covered by the act. Indeed, legislation Kerry has co-sponsored to that end, which seeks "reasonable limitations on surveillance and the issuance...