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...exist in contrast—Murray with his world-weariness and Wright with his infectious zeal, and the result is a humorous and touching relationship. As different as these two characters are, their friendship is based on a strong mutual trust and respect—not to mention a thorough understanding of each other’s idiosyncrasies...
...study by the Urban Institute found that youth courts are often more effective in preventing repeat crimes than are other methods used by cities to discipline first-time minor offenders, which range from a letter of warning to referral to juvenile criminal court. "Youth courts provide a more thorough and personal response," says Jeffrey Butts, who directed the Urban Institute study...
Genetic testing has a special attraction for African Americans because most have no other way to trace their lineage; the slave trade did a thorough job of severing their African roots. Washington-based African Ancestry aims to re-establish these links by telling its customers whether their DNA matches that of any of hundreds of ethnic groups in Africa, from the Hausa in northern Nigeria to the Ashantis in Ghana. For Juanita Thompson, a real estate agent in Arlington, Va., the test had special significance because her mother had been adopted as an infant and her birth family was unknown...
...into public view with harsh accusations by veteran astronauts that the space agency had repeatedly placed expediency over safety. Reeling, NASA administrators were forced to concede in congressional testimony that the shuttle program has been seriously set back, so much so that the entire space effort may require a thorough reorganization...
...first thorough analysis of Christian Identity doctrine and history will appear next month in a report by Leonard Zeskind of Kansas City, research director with the Center for Democratic Renewal (formerly the National Anti-Klan Network). Zeskind says the Identity system "provides religious unity for differing racist political groups and brings religious people into contact with the racist movement...