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...never wanted to be President. Educated in Syria and England, Assad's second son is an intellectual by temperament--rather like his brooding father--and not the best public speaker. But after his brother's death, Bashar returned from his studies in London, and at his father's request underwent accelerated military training, eventually earning the rank of colonel in the elite Presidential Guard...
...Lawyers acting for great-uncle Lazaro Gonzalez Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to review their decision upholding the Immigration and Naturalization Service's ruling that the six-year-old couldn't apply for asylum in the U.S. against the wishes of his father. That request is likely to be a prelude to the eventual Supreme Court appeal that the Miami relatives have long vowed they'll make. But with two lower courts having ruled so unambiguously in favor of the INS, the Miami relatives may have a hard time convincing the Supreme Court to hear...
...Saturday the U.S. Supreme Court denies New York City's emergency request to prevent an outdoor photo shoot of as many as 150 nude models by artist Spencer Tunick as part of his "Naked States Tour...
Ultimately, Miller denied Johnson's request. While Johnson had brought his notes and past paperwork, he had not known he would need evidence, such as a third party's assessment of his sons' situation. The judge offered to order the couple into counseling--if Johnson gave him an order. "Is it one piece of paper? Who drafts it?" Johnson asked the judge, who was by then shooing the couple out. "You do," Miller said. "I'm not your secretary." After they left, the judge said, "There's only so much I can do. Eventually, I think they'll have...
...spring of 1999, the Coalition published a set of demands in an advertisement in The Crimson, asking the College to address their concerns about sexual violence on campus, including a request that the University collect additional statistics about rape on campus...