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...rioting in the suburbs last year - an outcry that also coincided with his jump in polls. The street patois of those ethnically diverse projects, meanwhile, has also long contained its own racially aggressive "shock" element, with the rejoinder "ta race" (your race) a kind of generic, all-purpose slight. Clearly, the political "filter" in the U.S. public square that prompts a Michael Richards or a Mel Gibson to grovel apologetically following publicly recorded racial insults is considerably less developed in France. Indeed, last year's riots were a stark reminder of how poorly France has done in integrating its diversity...
...Cartee's unit hopes to stop the onslaught before Hamed's holdout of about 1,200 people falls, but lately hopes on both sides have dimmed. "They're not surrounded yet, but they will be soon," says Cartee, a reedy young officer from West Virginia who speaks with a slight southern accent. Cartee thinks Hamed's flock can last perhaps weeks, not months, before the Mahdi Army overruns them. "They don't have long...
...flock to UHS. Since Nov. 30, a total of nine packets of the contraceptive have been dispensed—including six additional packets that were given in clinics—compared to an average of eleven packets a week when a prescription was necessary. But, said Gharib, the slight decrease was “probably not statistically significant.” UHS currently offers students with moral objections to abortion a refund for the portion of term-bill fees that funds elective abortions—but the refund will not be extended to the funding of Plan B, Gharib wrote...
...squads—the Yale A Team and the Yale Alumni Team. The B Team for the Crimson finished further back at No. 12. “It wasn’t about the results, though we were playing to win,” said Oren, who suffered a slight injury this weekend and finished 2-2. “We wanted to get some good matches under our belts before the big matches in February.” “We were missing a couple of our top guys,” said Sheth, referring to the absence...
...Daniel's in a manner that can only be called liberal. One evening we pulled into a white Victorian farmhouse straight from central casting, surrounded by corn - close in, like a fence around the house and barn - corn as high as an elephant's eye, rustling delicately in a slight breeze. The sun was setting; you could smell the dark, chocolaty soil. Fred's aunt and uncle clambered out of the house; I remember them carrying trays of food, but that can't possibly be true. Johnny stepped out of the camper, blinked twice, a bit stunned by the perfection...