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Of course, symbols matter. Court cases dealing with Executive power over Guantnamo detainees will directly affect relatively few people, but such cases help strike the philosophical balance between security and human rights that is relevant to the entire nation and to America's place in the world. As Harvard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Incredibly Shrinking Court | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

The new study’s conclusion was unexpected, according to Gross, who pointed to the common perception that professors are “not only liberal, but many are quite radical in their beliefs.” However, he clarified that the moderates in academia are still relatively left...

Author: By Jesse Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Moderate Professors Dominate Campuses | 10/10/2007 | See Source »

Iraq sank Tony Blair, and now it's dealt a heavy blow to his successor, Gordon Brown. The Labour Prime Minister made a surprise visit to the country on Oct. 2 and announced a draw down of 1,000 troops by the end of the year. That should have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.K.'s Brown to Cut Iraq Troops | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

Within hours of those comments, Patrick Devedjian, general secretary of Sarkozy's ruling Union for a Popular Movement party called on Amara to cease "insulting majority legislators" - people, he noted with pointed contrast, who "are the ones who support the government."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cracks Deepening for Sarkozy | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

Over the past month, Harvard’s Department of Athletics has launched on offensive against Junior Varsity (JV) athletic teams of all ilks. Told that their “commitment level[s]…[fall] below the standard that the Department expects of JV programs,?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Athletics for all, Money for None | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

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