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Obama has long been a vocal proponent of expanding government support for embryonic stem cell research, having backed legislation in the Illinois Senate to permit embryonic stem cell research...
...frustrating University planners. While Riverside suffered delays, the Agassiz plan moved forward more quickly.In Lesley’s case, intense neighborhood engagement not only eliminated opposition to the project, but allowed the university to actually do more than it had originally thought it could.Originally, zoning laws did not permit construction of a second dorm on Wendell Street. But because of the support of residents, the city granted Lesley an exception, allowing the university to add a second residence hall to its design for the space.“I went twice to the zoning meetings,” Weinhaus said...
...haven't actually seen anything formal," Hall says of Ali Kushayb's trial. "One of the things that Amnesty International is asking for immediately is that Sudan permit a trial observer to attend the proceedings and for a copy of the charges and any other court documents related to the case." On Tuesday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch derided Sudan's domestic investigations into the Darfur conflict as nothing more than "window dressing." The group's Africa director, Georgette Gagnon, said that Sudan was clearly trying to block the ICC's work. "No one should be fooled...
...Casanova and other supporters of Garzón's decision aren't worried about the backlash. "This is going to be very polemical, " he admits. "But a democracy cannot permit itself to continue to hide the truth...
...reason for this heightened interest is the prevalence of issues that really engage younger voters, not just the Iraq War but eco-debates like whether or not to permit oil-drilling off Florida's coast. Bryan Griffin, 20, a junior classics/political science major and head of UF's Republicans, suggests young Floridians have begun to shift their focus from the beach to the ballot box. "There's a lessening of political apathy,"he says. "Florida kids have a lot of [recreational]distractions, but we're waking up now to the realization that we can make a difference in this state...