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...could never understand why anyone would want to listen to Imus even before his "nappy-headed hos" debacle, but Ican't help wondering whether his castigation illustrates a double standard. If Chris Rock were to say the same thing, he'd probably get another HBO special. Isn't it time we all stand up and say that race, gender, sexual orientation and nationality are off limits for cracking jokes? Humor is great, but let's not tolerate it at another's expense. Russ Bannon, Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...Wayward Regime Joe Klein says it all about Bush and his arrogant, incompetent and cynical Administration [April 16]. It's a wonder how the U.S. Congress has not made a move to impeach him for his sins against the American people. There seems to be a double standard in how they impeached Bill Clinton for his sexual pecadillo, which resulted in not one death, while Bush, whose lies sent over 3,000 Americans to their graves and imperiled the peace and stability of the world, remains free from the threat of impeachment. How can Congress let his many impeachable offenses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...understand it at all! But they eventually came around to it once I became successful.9.FM: A lot of people at Harvard have pressure these days to be doctors, lawyers, I-bankers. Do you have any wisdom, as graduation is nearing, as a man that did not take the standard route?WS: Figure out what you love, and do it. There are lots of boring jobs out in the world and someone has to do it, I am just glad it is other people. 10.FM: People are really passionate about their daily puzzles. Give us a taste of your most malicious...

Author: By Merav D. Silverman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Will Shortz | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...though, they’ve done the opposite. Harvard is an undeserving force to be reckoned with when it comes to media coverage. This is most apparent in regards to news in the education world—we set the standard, even if we don’t really set any kind of standard...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn | Title: Coverage You Can Count On | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

...academic year in which Princeton and Yale became the fourth and fifth Ivy football champs in the last four years, and in which the Tigers, long the league’s standard in basketball, finished at the bottom of the hoops standings, has parity arrived in baseball as well...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Parity Strikes Baseball Ranks | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

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