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Obama’s recent choice to reauthorize the Patriot Act with no additional privacy protections is more than disappointing—it is disingenuous. President Obama campaigned on a platform of transparency and strengthening civil liberties, and, although he made no commitments to letting the Patriot Act expire, he did, according to his own campaign literature, consistently assert that, “He would support a Patriot Act that would strengthen civil liberties without sacrificing the tools that law enforcement needs to keep us safe.” Instead, Obama’s extended support for the tenets...
...last few years the IOP has hoped to strengthen its career service offerings, and the recent growth in students seeking political jobs, coupled with the record number of applicants to the Director’s Internship program have encouraged the Institute to move forward, said IOP Director Bill Purcell...
...career adviser will also strengthen the collaboration between the IOP and the Office of Career Services, OCS Director Robin Mount said. Students can use OCS as a general resource in the job search process, Mount said, but this new staffer will be able to provide more targeted direction and greater resources to students with an interest in politics...
...queer community and I never charge for those things because that’s my community,” she said. “[Those are] the people I want to show a good time, bring together, and unite... [I want to] strengthen the idea of a queer community as opposed to a bunch of people entering a club to drink, hook up, whatever." However, unlike other forms of service, DJing puts you in an empowered, controlling relationship with those you are trying to help. "You’re sort of a shaman in a secular ritual to bring people...
...traditional-medicine industry has lost an average of $266 million a year since the domestic ban was imposed in 1993. That landmark legislation remains "critical" to the future of wild tigers, says Li Zhang, associate professor of conservation biology at Beijing Normal University. "The Chinese government needs to strengthen its enforcement of the ban," says Zhang...