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...riots were, in part, the result of the inflammatory articles written by Pavolachi Krushevan, the Moldavian editor of the city's only daily, Bessarabetz. Krushevan leveled now-familiar accusations, unfairly implicating the Jews in the murder of two Christian children, and calling upon non-Jews for vengeance. Such a scenario--as heinous as it may be--is familiar to the European landscape. Only in the United States does our unfamiliarity with such anti-Semitic assaults on Jews also assault our moral consciences...
...Justice Anthony Kennedy told one lawyer. And Justice Sandra Day O'Connor noted that if they declare it a right and allow states to set regulations, "It would result in a flow of cases through the court system for Heaven knows how long." Opponents of assisted suicide paint a scenario in which terminally-ill people are pressured to end their lives, even if they are not in serious pain; those in the right-to-die camp argue that such patients have only the choice of how to die, whether it be a painful death or a dignified one. Most Americans...
Furthermore, this is only the best case scenario in which no pressure is brought to bear on the patient by those around him. The physician in a resource-constrained public hospital, the patient's health insurance company, or relatives who themselves feel emotionally and financially drained might all pressure the patient. Once death becomes an option, patients will find themselves having to justify their right to live, and people who would otherwise never contemplate euthanasia would find themselves forced into considering this "option...
Today, the election process does not at all reflect this ideal scenario. The advent of direct primaries and the decline of political parties' power have virtually eliminated any sense of a deliberative process. The system now depends on the voting public to select the candidates. The task at hand then becomes to educate voters, providing them with information about the candidates and their platforms, so that they can make well-informed and well-thought-out decisions. The media has, by default, become the link between the candidates and the people. Without television, radio and newspapers, those running for office would...
...scenario reminiscent of last week's first round game, the Crimson fell behind early. Twenty-eight minutes into the first half, senior defender Jon Vrionis lost the ball to Hartford forward Rob Jachym on the 18-yard line just left of Dupuis...