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Advocates for the needy applauded the decision, which has continued to reverberate nationally. "If you silence a beggar, you cut off one of his or her most effective means of communication and advocacy," said Douglas Lasdon, executive director of the Legal Action Center for the Homeless. "If the homeless have...
Fundamentally, the problem is that scientists are better at making pleas for more money than at setting priorities for research. "There's a lot more to do ((in science)) than money to do it with," says Stanford's Korn. "Without priorities, we're left to well-organized lobbyists. That's...
The Stuart case gained national attention after police released a tape recording of Stuart's anguished pleas for help on the telephone in Carol Stuart's car. He had suffered a stomach wound and his 30-year-old wife, an attorney, lay dying.
Minority leader Steven Pierce (R-Westfield) urged House members to reject the pleas to increase taxes by well over $1 billion over the next 18 months.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia--Millions of Czechoslovakians ignored government pleas and joined a nationwide general strike yesterday in the largest and most dramatic demonstration for democracy and an end to Communist Party rule.