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Citing the immense disparity in the lifestyles of the rich and poor, Cuomo criticized the complacency of those in the "shining city" of the rich toward the plight of the residents of the "second city" of the poor...
...goal in this situation--to alleviate poor working conditions for sweatshop laborers--is an admirable one, just as ending the University's involvement with Vietnam was in 1969. And it's all too tempting to argue that the plight of oppressed workers in the Third World justifies whatever means it takes to end Harvard insignia apparel makers' use of sweatshop labor...
...Despite its defiant provocation of Western air patrols, Iraq has failed to win much political support over its plight. "The 'no-fly' zones aren't actually sanctioned by the U.N. -- they're unilaterally imposed by Britain and the U.S.," says Thompson. "But nobody's in a hurry to defend Iraq." Of course, all that could change with a downed pilot or a stray missile inflicting heavy civilian casualties...
...convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Officer Faulkner. Since that judgement was handed down by a jury, his cause has been embraced by a circus of characters, from the entertainment industry to anti-death-penalty activists to the radical left. Of course, to call the plight of Jamal a "cause" is a generous concession. Those who champion his innocence stand on shaky ground at best...
...plight of the Russians doesn't tweak your heart strings, how about the Albanian Kosovans. The Serb's have renewed their project of ethnic cleansing in that region, ejecting the chief U.S. peace-verifier, massacring at least one village and commencing the artillery bombardment of others...