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There was once a time when the Olympics meant something. A time before the Games were befouled by the egos of professional athletes and the greed of corporate sponsors. A time before steroids, BALCO, “the clear,” and widespread accusations of rampant cheating. A time when amateurs competed for nothing more than their personal pride and national honor...
Minnesota lawmakers last week became the latest to rally to the cause of conservative activist David Horowitz, whose Academic Bill of Rights is meant to rescue students from what the legislators perceive as rampant liberal bias. Over the past two months, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Rhode Island and Tennessee have also started considering bills that would codify Horowitz's ideas by, say, not allowing students to be punished with a bad grade for their views. Georgia's senate passed a similar nonbinding resolution last year, while Colorado's version was withdrawn after state-university administrators signed a pledge to ensure that...
...just don’t think you can make the case that the university is running rampant over the interests of the neighborhoods,” Grogan says...
...Cheating is rampant,” Corker shouted at one point...
...Arab leadership has captured the attention of militant groups, opposition organizations, and religious fundamentalists who want to garner power in the Arab states. From the proliferating militants in Iraq, to the Kurdish demonstrations in Syria, to the Islamic jihadists in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman, anti-government violence is rampant in the Arab World. Worst of all, Arab governments seem unable to respond with anything but more violence, or empty rhetoric. The American cowboy, if you will, has compelled the militant sheikh...