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There are valid legal concerns over mapping out the Court's jurisdiction and defining the power of its prosecutor and important moral questions about whether or not a universal standard of justice is applicable, or even desirable. These objections, however, should be discussed and debated in Rome; they should not be used to kill the endeavor from Capitol Hill. Some of the most heinous human beings of our time are laughing at the world right now, confident that they will never be punished for their crimes, and it seems as though they may be right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why We Need a War Crimes Ambassador | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

While no ear chomps have been reported, the comparison is also valid because the Tigers may be vulnerable this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: They're Great! M. Lax Takes on Tigers | 4/10/1998 | See Source »

...decision means that truth is now a valid defense for members of the media sued by private individuals, so long as the published material is a matter of "public concern," Sattler said. A 1985 ruling gutted the portion of the law applying to public figures...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Court Strikes Let's Go Lawsuit | 3/31/1998 | See Source »

...last and increasingly popular case against sexual objectification is the argument that men's positive reaction to the female body, specifically those female bodies on display in Playboy and at Hooters, puts pressure on women to meet an unrealistic standard of physical beauty. This is complaint is valid to an extent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Defense of Hooters and the St. Pauli Girl | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

Similarly, anti-smoking crusaders have taken valid findings of the danger of secondhand smoke and stretched them to ludicrous lengths. While I can understand prohibiting smoking in restaurants and on airplanes, prohibition has extended into the domain of the smoker. I've had a cigarette wrested from my hand by an usher in the Yankee Stadium bleachers. Lest one unfamiliar with baseball lecture me on my fellow fans' (perhaps even the right fielder's) right to enjoy the game without the danger of secondhand smoke, allow me to assure you that anyone with any interest in his health solicitously avoids...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ashes to Ashes | 3/10/1998 | See Source »

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