Word: seizinger
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No...and yes. In an era when, according to Cowles Professor of Sociology Orlando Patterson, "the bottom third of the African-American population--some 10 million persons--live in dire poverty," and "the bottom 10 per cent or so--the so-called underclass--exist in an advanced stage of social...
Liberia's latest spasm of fighting began earlier this month. Leaders of the country's two main warring factions--who, following a peace agreement last August, had formed a new ruling council in Monrovia--announced their intention to arrest one of their own council members, Roosevelt Johnson. His followers responded...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Clinton Thursday issued orders to Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros to enforce the "one strike, you're out" order which would evict drug users, dealers or other violent criminals out of public housing units after one conviction. Calling the measure "hardball", Clinton said conditions in public housing were...
The staff claims that grade inflation hampers "employers who are trying to distinguish among candidates," ignoring obvious measures such as interviews. Their argument is even more ridiculous considering the overwhelming advantages that most Harvard students already have when they decide to enter the workplace or pursue post-graduate studies. Is...
Bennis' lawyer, Stefan Herpel, had argued that the government should be required to prove guilt before seizing property. The decision, he says, means, for example, "that a mother who loans a car to a daughter is at risk of losing that car." Many legal experts agree. "It's hard to...