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...jury selection got under way last week in Michael Jackson's child-molestation trial in Santa Maria, Calif., so began what is anticipated to be a six-month media extravaganza. Jackson himself got things rolling with a video, posted on his website, proclaiming his innocence. (He sent the same signal sartorially, wearing a white suit, far right, on his first day in court.) If convicted on all 10 counts, the Gloved One faces up to 24 years in prison. Can he beat it? Here's a Notebook rundown of what to expect. --By Jeffrey Ressner. With reporting by Matt Kettmann...
Thus, U.S. troops should remain at their present numbers, and will likely have to for a considerable amount of time. To lower their levels at the present time, or in the immediate future, would send precisely the signal that we do not want to send: that we recognize Iraq as something to be abandoned as quickly and as easily as possible. As we have previously expressed on this page, while we strongly disagreed with the initial decision to invade Iraq, the facts of our current engagement necessitate that we be successful. Too many important things—namely the credibility...
Summers issued three statements of apology last week. In the final, most contrite one, he said, "I deeply regret the impact of my comments ... I was wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women." Nevertheless, his original remarks set off a furor that will not quickly die down. A letter endorsed by some 120 Harvard professors said the speech reinforced "an institutional culture at Harvard that erects numerous barriers to improving the representation of women on the faculty...
...wrong,” he wrote, “to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women...
...wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragment to talented girls and women,” he said. “As a university president, I consider nothing more important than helping to create an environment, at Harvard and beyond, in which every one of us can pursue our intellectual passions and realize our aspirations to the fullest possible extent...