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...fact, though several Massachusetts statutes prohibit corporal punishment in public schools and ban "whipping" as "a method of initiation into any student organization," there appear to be no explicit restrictions on tough bamboo-rod love at universities. To be fair, no higher education institutions in Kenya, South Africa or Zimbabwe continue the practice of caning. Smith is sure that Harvard plans no trend-setting in this area. "I guarantee you," he said...
Stranded on a desert island, Bush would take his fishing rod and a Bible, while McCain hopes for a satellite dish, perhaps because he had to rely on memory to entertain his fellow prisoners of war with narrations of Stalag 17 and One Eyed Jacks...
Immediately after the announcement, Ottawa Senators owner Rod Bryden triumphantly announced that he had "put away the 'For Sale' sign." NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman breathed a sigh of relief. And the response from the public resounded from the banks of Newfoundland to the shores of British Columbia...
Kids, of course, are less impressed by words than by the example of parents who don't spoil themselves: who admire a pearl necklace or bamboo fly rod--and could easily afford them--but decide instead to give more to the church, or add to the childrens' college fund, or send grandma on that trip she's always wanted to take...
What is Madeleine Albright thinking? On Friday, an anonymous source told the New York Times that the secretary of state has offered to "be the lightning rod for criticism" if the White House agrees to compromise on a deal to pay $1 billion in back dues the U.S. owes the United Nations. Negotiations have been stalled for months: House Conservatives won't release the cash unless the White House agrees to a ban on U.S. funding of all programs that promote abortion rights. Clinton's acceptance of the conservatives' language - allowing himself the loophole of executive waivers for specific cases...