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...unclear how much of a legal chain-reaction Vermont has set in motion. Thirty states have passed Defense of Marriage Acts expressly refusing to recognize same-sex unions approved elsewhere. But gay-rights advocates believe other states will eventually follow Vermont's lead. "People will see," says Peg Byron of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, "that the sky has not fallen in Vermont when families are respected this...
...remains unclear exactly what impact the new policy will have, and some see it as a mere public relations ploy. Police department spokesman Roland Lee told TIME Daily that the specifics have not been worked out yet, and that it remains unclear whether the women's groups will have the authority to review each and every case that is downgraded. What's more, said Lee, "the women's groups will look at some cases, but the final determination of whether to investigate them will still be made by the police department." Still, the move can be taken as another sign...
...while Law School administrators are listening to its student's complaints, its level of response is still unclear...
Last week, the French Ministry of Finance banned "e-mail," "start-up" and other imported English lingo from appearing in the official statements of the French civil service, replacing the words with critically scrutinized, if completely unclear, French counterparts. Jeune pousse (French for "young plant") hardly conjures images of e-commerce start-ups--except, perhaps, amazon.com. The words are en francais and for the chronically stubborn-- that is all that matters...
...funeral of two woodcutters allegedly executed by Serb security forces that nine former K.L.A. soldiers first declared their intention to resist. "We have no other option than to protect ourselves," says the UCPMB founder, a 35-year-old former car mechanic who insists on anonymity. Belgrade's plans remain unclear, though NATO intelligence has reported an increase in police and army activity along the Kosovo border. Officially, Belgrade calls the group U.S.-backed "terrorists" intent on provoking a NATO intervention...