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...ought to present. With more than enough scientific, judicial, and economic arguments against the prevalence of abortion in this country, it is not necessary to resort to spirituality. And with a willingness to listen to the arguments of the most thoughtful pro-choicers, it is clear that their views stem from a concern for the well-being of women and children and an aversion to perpetuating poverty. Character judgments are unwarranted and futile...

Author: By Dawn J. Mackey | Title: Reaching a Truce | 3/19/2007 | See Source »

...they will come to an agreement. “The more they start to learn about us and what we have to offer, they’ll be glad to have the arts center in their community.”And Berkeley said that the community concerns do not stem from dissatisfaction with the general idea of erecting an art museum in his neighborhood.“It’s never been a location that the community has had any access to,” he said, speaking of Barry’s Corner. “It?...

Author: By Anna K. Barnet and Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Moving Pictures | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...Democratic Party has shed its litmus tests on the death penalty and gun control, and recruited pro-lifers to run for Congress, the G.O.P. has been adding litmus tests like crazy. And it's not just abortion and taxes anymore. Republican hopefuls must also toe the line on gays, stem cells, campaign finance and immigration. Even Newt Gingrich - once the paradigmatic right-wing ideologue - is suspect. According to Novak, his "conservative record is far from flawless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Searching for Another Reagan | 3/9/2007 | See Source »

...Spencer B. Lazar ’07 says his reasons for taking the course “stem from a general skepticism about wine connoisseurs.” Years ago he read a New Yorker article questioning the ability of even the most trained connoisseurs to tell the difference between red and white wine under certain circumstances. “I had doubts of my own, and wanted to explore the contents of the article,” Lazar says...

Author: By Alexander B. Fabry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In Vino Veritas | 2/23/2007 | See Source »

...Those beliefs stem in part from a personal grievance against the former President: when he was in office, he refused to pardon Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist serving life in prison for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. His case has been a cause celebre for some liberal activists who say he was unfairly convicted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton-Obama: Fasten Your Seat Belts | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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