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Gonzales v. Carhart signaled a move in Supreme Court jurisdiction toward a restriction of abortion rights, and it drew a connection between the threat of psychological trauma and partial-birth abortion...

Author: By Jackson F. Cashion and Eric T. Justin, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Humanities Center Fellow Addresses Abortion Discourse | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...type of drug and are indifferent to which one. Which one they choose is dependent on a variety of reasons, but certainly the penalties of consuming are one of them. Many more schools have stricter punishments for possessing marijuana, and thus students have this in mind when they gravitate toward the more available, and potentially more dangerous, alcohol. Although schools should certainly not encourage the consumption of drugs, they might consider recognizing that marijuana can be safer alternative to binge drinking and adjusting their penalties accordingly. At the very least, school-administered punishments for misuse of alcohol and possessing marijuana...

Author: By Peter L. Knudson | Title: A Toke for Good Health? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...presidential contest closely. "All the main parties are trying to grab a trick from [President] Obama's campaign textbook, focusing efforts and resources on social media," says Alberto Nardelli, co-founder of the website Tweetminster, which tracks politicians' and commentators' Twitter interactions and analyzes the sentiment toward political issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Election: Raiding the Obama Playbook | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

With the swell of the orchestra, all of the dancers in the Festival of the Bells returned behind the married couple in the finale, dancing together toward the ballet’s jubilant conclusion. “Coppélia” is a testament to the high caliber of  Kuranaga, Madrigal, and the rest of Boston Ballet’s technical and artistic skill...

Author: By Alyssa A. Botelho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Ballet Imbues Coppélia with Spirit | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...with Israel. Most disconcertingly, the Obama administration seems to be taking this idea to heart, as evidenced by its recent snub of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, a Democrat, put it, “President Obama’s abysmal attitude toward the State of Israel … is shocking...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin and Joseph Mandelbaum | Title: An Oasis of Freedom | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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