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...that Princeton admitted more academically talented students in the period when GPAs began to rise. The dean's response is in two parts: 1) The reasoning is flawed; and 2) Even if it weren't flawed, Princeton still has "the responsibility to hold [students] to higher standards." It's unclear where this leaves the student body, except still pissed off about their grades...
...international community was unanimous in warning the North Koreans against proceeding - the U.N. Security Council on Friday warned that a nuclear test would be treated as a threat to global peace, language that could open the way for binding sanctions or even tougher action - the next steps remain unclear, and potentially divisive. The U.S. and Japan will likely push for harsh sanctions, to back a demand that North Korea submit to denuclearization under international supervision. China and South Korea will likely back the principle that North Korea must be punished for crossing a red line, but their aversion to sanctions...
...violated the Fourth Amendment. In August, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that the searches were constitutional—a decision Romney cited in his announcement of the MBTA policy. John Reinstein, legal director at the ACLU of Massachusetts, said that it is unclear whether the ACLU will challenge Romney’s program. Although Massachusetts’ policy may be less intrusive than New York’s, the ACLU is still concerned about possible violations of civil liberties, Reinstein said. “When you set up a screening system that...
...party, Phil Crane was on his hands and knees throwing up in those bushes." Crane was a senior, archconservative Republican congressman from Chicago who entered alcohol treatment in 2000 and lost his re-election bid in 2004. Whether this was a dramatic touch or a true story is unclear. Asked about the tale today, Crane laughed. "Oh, geez, I don't recall any such incident. I don't recall even being at a party at his house. That's not to say that conceivably I wasn't, years ago." (Crane adds that he's still dry. "That was the easiest...
...It’s unclear, however, whether the people who needed to be reminded even bothered to show...