Word: standing
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There is something rotten in the state of Harvard Square. Perhaps you've noticed the gigantic pictures of "men's wrestling" that suddenly appeared this fall. Or those eerily good-looking people who stand holding doors open for no apparent reason. Or maybe you've noticed that this fall the Square took a step towards homogeneity. The evidence is conclusive--Abercrombie & Fitch, no longer content with suburban malls, has jutted itself into Harvard Square...
DIED. HARRY CRANE, 85, stand-up comedian turned screenwriter and co-creator of The Honeymooners; in Los Angeles. In a 50-year career, Crane made jokes for the Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and others, including Robert F. Kennedy...
...sounds hilariously uncontroversial, but in fact it would send doctors to jail for life for prescribing controlled substances with the intent of hastening death. The bill now goes to the entire House. Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has promised a filibuster in the Senate; the President has taken no stand...
...reform, urges an improvement in the standard of living of military families, wants to pay teachers according to merit and would institute a nationwide test of school vouchers. While there are a few unresolved monkeys on McCain?s back, including the pesky abortion issue, his generally clear-cut positions stand in stark relief to Bush?s campaign, which has so far steered clear of releasing any major policy proposals...
...must be the time to save lives and make America a safer country. Citizens must stand up to the entrenched power of the National Rifle Association and see through its rhetoric. Most importantly, with the presidential primaries just around the corner, the American people should make it clear that a comprehensive plan for gun control must be a part of any serious candidate's campaign...