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From the Magna Carta to the Bill of Rights to Miranda v. Arizona, western legal systems have been making steady progress toward providing the accused with sufficient due process in the name of justice. While the guarantee of defendants’ rights has fortunately caught on in much of the world, the Administrative Board of Harvard College remains an unfortunate exception. Since its establishment in 1890, the Ad Board has operated under rules and restrictions that are fundamentally unfair to students. When students are called before the Ad Board, the deck is clearly stacked against them. Students are not allowed...
...leadership role, not only in combating climate change, but also in dealing with larger UN issues. “Unfortunately, over the past few years, the relationship has not been desirable,” he said, eliciting laughter from the audience. Ban said he was pleased about the progress made on global health issues, particularly the active role governments and the business community have played in helping eradicate diseases. Ban also emphasized that he is working to make the UN “more transparent and more accountable” to improve its global image. —Staff writer...
...world leaders to join them at a monumental summit meeting in a U.S. city - probably at the United Nations in New York - shortly after the Nov. 4 U.S. presidential election. Following their huddle at Camp David Saturday, the trio issued a statement saying the extraordinary international congress would "review progress being made to address the current crisis and to seek agreement on principles of reform needed to avoid a repetition and assure global prosperity in the future...
...district’s leadership wants to tweak its strategy and accelerate its progress by setting more aggressive benchmarks...
...also spoken out to argue that Obama's support for an abortion reduction strategy - which he mentioned in both his acceptance speech and in the third presidential debate - makes him a more "pro-life" candidate than McCain. The GOP's single focus on overturning Roe, they argue, ignores the progress that could be made in lowering the abortion rate through changes in economic policies and by reforming adoption laws. Most recently, two high-profile Obama supporters - former Reagan Justice Department official Douglas Kmiec and actor Martin Sheen - have filmed a series of short videos making this case that are being...