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Critics cry, "Why now?" a better question is "Why wait?" Those wishing to liberate Iraq, uphold the United Nations' integrity and preclude the specter of Saddam Hussein's getting nuclear (on top of more chemical and biological) weapons lost momentum last summer. After his glorious State of the Union address, President Bush went mum. While momentum for action slid, dangers rose. In Iraq, Saddam surely expanded his arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. Should a catastrophic attack on the U.S. occur and be traced to Iraqi-made weapons, the Bush presidency would be tossed on the ash heap of history...
This is the sort of atmosphere in which a retro enthusiast like Stern might seem to thrive. But it's not easy to uphold the pinball tradition in a video-game world. A decade ago, a thriving pinball company could ship 5,000 to 10,000 machines a year; this year, Stern Pinball is shipping "significantly less." Still, says Stern, "it's been a growing year. We're very happy with it. There's room for one company." His biggest hit this year was a new machine called Roller Coaster Tycoon, though the fact that it is based...
Despite their wild transatlantic popularity, the Strokes continue to uphold their curious anti-image: An unwashed Casablancas rambles incoherently onstage (“This is my buddy,” he said with his arm around the aforementioned giraffe. “I do whatever he tells me.”), the band kibbitzes around beer and cigarettes in their videos. But not only are they regular guys from a spectator’s distance, the Strokes’ appearance at the Lampoon last Wednesday proved them to be surprisingly accessible: The band members took time to chat and pose...
...Force’s interpretation of the Solomon Amendment, the federal statute in question. For the last decade, recruiters were allowed to come to campus when invited by student groups, but the law school did not sanction their visits. This mutually beneficial arrangement simultaneously allowed the law school to uphold its non-discrimination policy and permitted recruiters to maintain a presence on campus. Even temporarily allowing military recruiters to visit while the litigation was underway in order to keep the funding would have preferable to capitulating without a fight. Though a legal challenge may not have ultimately succeeded, by declining...
...five-to-four decision, the Cambridge City Council voted last week to uphold civil liberties that it said are “under siege” because of the federal government’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks...