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...controversial case, attempted to push aside the judiciary. A Justice Department rule issued by Ashcroft in late October without public notice or debate says the INS can ignore an immigration judge's order to release an alien on bail while his deportation is being litigated. The order threatens to usher in Alice in Wonderland proceedings, in which the result is the same no matter which way the judge rules...
...Decked out in his ceremonial orange robe, Yan Ming is standing impossibly erect on a dusty road outside the city of Dengfeng in China's central Henan province, preparing to usher 40 of his students into the stadium that's hosting the nation's most important martial arts festival. Behind a bright red banner, they're attired in matching uniforms like other delegations?but they don't blend in. The group is as eclectic a collection of kung fu students as New York City's five boroughs could produce: a freckled Miramax exec, a black Hollywood action star, a bodybuilder...
...says he would like to see the government continue to support the flourishing of civic involvement that he claims could usher in a “new era” of engaged democracy...
...Peter D. Usher ‘03 dumped Heather O. Lipitz ‘04 because she reminded him of a girl that he once knew...
...well-worn disquisitions on how Islam does not teach terrorism, spy satellites can't replace human intelligence and killing innocent civilians is not noble. After a few questions, Josh announces that he needs to get "some of my friends" to field the tougher questions, allowing him to usher in the rest of the White House staff cast. It's a little like the scene in a kids' dental-hygiene film where the host says, "Now I'm going to get our old pal Mr. Floss to sing us a song about tooth decay...