Word: ruling
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...between state; summer coupled with adolescence doubly so. Whitehead stirs up a few deep currents - the escalating tension between Benji's parents, notably - but for the most part, he adopts Benji's strategy of never venturing too far into rough surf ("Sand beneath my feet, that was my rule"), content to float with his character on the surface...
...legal opinions justifying such questionable techniques could end up facing charges. The surprising statement marked just the latest step in Obama's evolving view of the Bush Administration's handling of terrorism cases, and it underscored the fine line he is navigating in his stated commitments to uphold the rule of law and at the same time move beyond the divisive Bush years...
...fanfare as key victories in the war on terror - ultimately fell apart because of the suspect methods used to extract confessions. "I believe that our nation is stronger and more secure when we deploy the full measure of both our power and the power of our values, including the rule of law," the President said Monday during a visit to the CIA. (Read six ways...
...state secrets in one of the three cases that had been reviewed so far, though he did not describe which case. Last Wednesday, during a speech at West Point, Holder strongly condemned the behavior of the Bush Administration. "We must once again chart a course rooted in the rule of law and grounded in both the powers and the limitations it provides," he said...
...South Africa is Africa's economic and political heavyweight. What happens in South Africa affects all Africa and is often seen as a weather vane for the continent. In particular, the ANC is the most prominent of Africa's liberation movements - the revolutionary parties that overthrew white or colonial rule. Its success or failure in adapting from the demands of fighting a revolutionary war to the demands of competing in a free and fair democracy - requiring less a transition than a total reinvention - has wide implications for Africa, even 15 years after it first took power...