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...talks scheduled before March around the country, everywhere from high schools and church groups to city hall. So far, he says he has been overwhelmed by the community's reception to the program, adding that 90% of the groups he reaches out to are eager to have him speak. "It's a powerful presentation and people are really moved when they see it," Mankoff said. "The movie may exist, but people are more likely to see it if they find out that some community event is occurring around...
...UDLA officials said in a meeting with the paper’s staff that the reason the paper was shut down was the “overly critical” articles and cartoons.Viveros said that there have been threats to fire faculty and expel students supporting the paper and speaking out against the administration.Outraged faculty members who requested a meeting with Chancellor Pedro Palou, the target of many of the controversial cartoons and columns, were not successful, according to Josefina Buxade, an associate professor and the first adviser of the paper.“In my opinion, this will...
...between al-Qaeda and the Army of Heaven seems far-fetched. It is more likely an attempt to divert attention from unsettling realities. Chief among those realities is the Iraqi Army's inability to defeat a band of cultists without hours of air support from the U.S. military. This speaks to the limits of the Iraqi Army's competence. It may also speak to the ease with which a motivated leader can move through the apocalyptic landscape of Iraq to find weapons and, more importantly, followers willing to use them to bring about the end of the world...
...only the media whom Gates is treating as adults. One senior officer said the top brass feel like they can now get a hearing for issues they never dared speak of; "It's like there's a substitute teacher in the classroom, people are coming out of the woodwork asking for stuff that they've bottled up." Gates himself acknowledged a change in atmosphere. "I would say what we have done, I hope, is create an environment in which the commanders feel open to requesting what they think they need, and then we will evaluate it here in the department...
...bill passes, California will become the first state to make spanking a misdemeanor--punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail--although more than a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, have laws against hitting children, including spanking. "Young children can't run or speak for themselves," says Lieber. "They are sitting ducks for abuse...