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Ironically, aerospace experts said, both sides in the dispute could use a breathing spell. The company needs to perform plant maintenance and restock parts for the assembly lines, and the machinists want to relax after a long stint of forced overtime -- as much as 200 hours a quarter in many cases...
Steering issues away from federal courtrooms is what the Justices' conservative thrust seeks to accomplish. "This is a court that is happy to throw social issues back into Congress's lap," says University of Virginia law professor A.E. Dick Howard. "It wants legislatures to spell out how laws should apply." The attitude appalls many liberals, who argue that the basic purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the weak and unpopular from the tyranny of majority rule by legislatures. But the court's deference toward the political branches cheers many conservatives. "That's democracy," insists court commentator Bruce...
...spell is sustained by the tacit bargain between casinos and gamblers -- limitless consolation in the form of drinks and obsequiousness for money lost. "You don't see Rockefellers gambling down here," says Brown. "They have to feel like a big shot. When they walk in, we know their name, and that's the biggest thing we do for them." For most players, however, gambling is simply a thrilling adventure on the edge of willpower -- risk taking at its safest, with fantasy and freebies thrown in. "Atlantic City is a better break than Wall Street, and you can put the money...
...effort to avoid a replay of the recent Stanford controversy, Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) this year will debate a set of regulations designed to spell out the boundaries of free speech on campus...
...effort to avoid a replay of the recent Stanford controversy, Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) this year will debate a set of regulations designed to spell out the boundaries of free speech on campus...