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...view that the banners should have been allowed to remain; he recognized them as an essential part of the political dialogue. Yet almost before the senator had finished his words, Dean Carnesale, who was moderating the speech, declared that it was the policy of the Kennedy School to prohibit all signs in the ARCO Forum. He announced, "I'll take the responsibility," and observed that there were no "advertisements for gas stations" hung on the wall, either. However, in overlooking the distinction between speech pertinent to political discourse and that which is not, Carnesale undercut the very dialogue that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pro-Lifers' Free Speech Violated | 5/17/1995 | See Source »

...Contract with America: the Contract with the American Family. Meanwhile, presidential candidates are dropping in on Reed for counsel. Bob Dole's attack on the morals of Hollywood was the result of consultations with Reed. Lamar Alexander, who last summer held that Washington should neither subsidize nor prohibit abortion, began shifting his view to the right after calling on Reed, who then rewarded the candidate by describing him as "pro-life." Says William Lacy, chief strategist for Dole's presidential bid: "Without having significant support of the Christian right a Republican cannot win the nomination or the general election." Reed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RALPH REED | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may not prohibit the dissemination of anonymous campaign literature. Citing free-speech guarantees, the Justices invalidated an Ohio election law-one akin to those found in many states-that required campaign pamphleteers to print their names and addresses on their materials. "Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority," said Justice John Paul Stevens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: APRIL 16-22 | 5/1/1995 | See Source »

...present welfare program also disrupts families because they prohibit women from receiving public assistance if their husbands live with them, she said...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: Welfare System Needs Reform, Mikulski Says | 4/19/1995 | See Source »

...were too nuanced for labels. "That was O.K. for pro-choicers like me,'' says Mary Louise Smith, a leading Iowa G.O.P. activist. "I really don't understand his change." Alexander today describes himself as pro-life -- with a tortured caveat about "not wanting the government to subsidize, encourage or prohibit" abortion. When I asked if he would permit military personnel to get abortions at government hospitals (as Clinton allows, in a reversal of the Reagan-Bush policies), Alexander said, "What are you talking about?" Since then, one Alexander aide has told me the candidate would restore the old prohibition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DUCKS, FLIPS AND PANDERS | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

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