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...plethora of reform, development and exchange programs conducted by contractors and nonprofit organizations, many funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), fall in between. USAID’s West Bank/Gaza budget of $225 million, which includes providing equipment for Palestinian schools, micro-finance loans for entrepreneurs, and rule-of-law forums for Palestinian judges, is being reassessed by the Bush administration with the intent of cutting off any aid that could benefit the Palestinian government...
...case. To be completely honest, most of these players truly look like regular guys, with five fingers a hand, five toes a foot (except for Antonio Alfonseca of the Texas Rangers, who was born with twelve toes and twelve fingers). Of course there are some exceptions to the rule (see a chemically altered Barry Bonds...
...semantic grouping so feared by philosopher Michel Foucault in his groundbreaking trilogy, The History of Sexuality. Foucault deftly traces the interpretations of sexuality since ancient Greece and argues that the modern world’s vague conception of homosexuality was constructed through dialogue into an accepted “rule of law.” But if science were to find a binary innateness between homosexuality and heterosexuality, the assumptions currently associated with homosexuals would be solidified. Homosexuals who acted like or appeared similar to heterosexuals would be viewed as aberrations, and society would probably not hesitate to quickly lump...
...long-standing issue in U.S. foreign relations has been the question of when America should intervene abroad. When you consider U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts over the past century, including the current war in Iraq, what do you see as an appropriate “rule,” if any, for taking military action...
...marked the first phase in the trial of one of Africa's most wanted men. "The people of Sierra Leone have been waiting patiently for three years to see the accused finally face the trial chamber," said prosecutor Desmond de Silva. "Many voices have come together to uphold the rule of law and justice. The voice of the people of Sierra Leone was the loudest and I commend them for their courage, conviction and persistence." But for all the applause, Taylor's first day in a Freetown court may also be his last...