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...what he did to them wasn't a crime. The emotional impacts of that are huge." Mr. A's release sparked grassroots demonstrations by thousands of people across the country on Friday, which were loosely organized through heated call-in radio shows. Outside the Parliament in Dublin, demonstrators blocked traffic and held white flowers to show compassion for the victims of sexual abuse. But they also seethed with frustration. "It's ridiculous," said Moira Gorman, 35, from Dublin. "If it's finance, [the government] acts quickly. If it's children, they take their time." The groundswell of outrage put pressure...
...leader Nancy Pelosi couldn't settle on any national leader to give the party's response to President George W. Bush's State of the Union address last winter. She instead turned to a brand-new Governor, Tim Kaine of Virginia, who was better known for his views on traffic and suburban sprawl than on national security...
Most Harvard students nowadays only think about parking in Harvard Square when their parents come to visit. Questions of traffic flow barely register in most undergraduates’ minds, and congestion affects only that small group of early risers from the Quad who endure a sluggish shuttle ride down a jam-packed Garden Street. As Harvard enrolled increasing numbers of students during the fifties, the need for space was not limited to additional dorm rooms. About one in 20 students brought a car to campus, aggravating already-worsening traffic problems in the Square. Furthermore, as the influx of cars increased...
...We’re seeing high traffic, high use of collections, and a lot of engagement with the staff,” Cline says...
...during an ongoing government crackdown on peaceful protests. Like many of his fellow prisoners, Abdel Fatah is being held under Egypt's repressive, 25-year-old Emergency Laws, which allow initial detentions of 15 days that can be renewed indefinitely. The blogger and other activists stand accused of blocking traffic, assembling illegally in public, and insulting President Hosni Mubarak, 78, who was reelected in September on a platform of political and economic reform...