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...Ahmed T. elGaili, Ramy M. Tadros, and Rami A. Thabet ("Israel's Campaign of Terror," April 29, 1996). The piece offers a number of valid and important criticisms of Israel's Operation "Grapes of Wrath" in southern Lebanon. I have very mixed feelings about the operation. I deeply regret the serious loss of life and extensive damage that Israel has caused in Lebanon, and I am overjoyed that a cease-fire seems to have taken hold. This said, I would like to raise two balancing points which I feel the authors have not properly considered...
Federal District Judge Russell G. Clark, a conservative Democrat, ruled that the state and KCMSD had violated the Constitution, but he dropped the outer districts from the case, finding insufficient proof that they they had acted illegally--a decision he would have cause to regret. "The very minute I let those suburban school districts out, I created a very severe problem for the court and for myself, really, in trying to come up with a remedial plan to integrate the Kansas City, Missouri, School District," the judge reflected years later. "The more salt you have, the more white...
Goetz, who has admitted to using angel dust (PCP), suggested, in court, that his victim's mother should have had an abortion, and has never expressed any regret for the incident...
Ever since he returned to basketball a year ago, Jordan has been intent on winning back the championship. Williams, who almost signed with the Bulls before re-upping--much to his regret--with the Nets, says, "After last season Michael said to me, 'Come play for the Bulls, pull down eight to 10 rebounds a night, and I'll get you two championship rings.' At the time I thought, 'Who's spiking his Yoo-Hoo?' How was I supposed to know? I go out to Chicago, take the psychological test and while I'm trying to decide, they sign Dennis...
...regret that two of Harvard's largest departments, in trying to make their requirements more palatable to students, are diluting their curricula. In order to retain its academic reputation, Harvard should encourage its departments to retain their rigor. We encourage the Educational Policy Committee, headed by Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, to consider these decisions seriously and make recommendations in the future to preserve Harvard's academic integrity...