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...attacks on homeless street people are particularly vicious. "They are the most vulnerable people in the country," says Tony Taylor, a research associate at the National Coalition for the Homeless. "Over 1 in 4 attacks that are reported against the homeless end in murder. That's huge compared to one-tenth of a percent of other protected classes," he said, referring to categories of individuals currently protected under federal hate-crime legislation. These crimes typically include bias-motivated violence and intimidation against individuals based on their sexual orientation, race or religion. Being homeless and on the street...
...dying from hunger.” Lim highlighted the obstacles to achieving the other Millennium Development goals—which include targets for social indicators like gender equality and primary education—as long as widespread hunger persists. He called poverty a self-perpetuating “vicious cycle.” The Stand-Up rally also featured many students who have successfully implemented relief projects in Africa. David M. Sengeh ’10, who spent the summer in Sierre Leone distributing insecticide-treated mosquito nets and teaching about the dangers of malaria, stressed the need to take...
...their share of rallying excitement as well. In a political climate as potentially vitriolic as this one, both the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club should be praised for their willingness to create a dialogue that focuses more on the issues at hand rather than engaging in vicious personal attacks. The outcome of this election is likely to have a major impact on both sides of the aisle, so we are especially appreciative of their efforts to focus the debate on an intelligent and respectful exploration of the various conundrums that confront our future policymakers. Despite the harsh...
...drug dealer, I never was, and I never will be. I am a victim of vicious politics.' AHMED KARZAI (above), accusing U.S. officials of fabricating allegations to harm his brother...
First, it was shirtless pics of a ripped Vladimir Putin fishing peacefully. Then, stories emerged of Putin reportedly saving a Russian film crew from certain death by shooting a vicious tiger with a tranquilizer dart. And now this - a judo training video in which Putin flips a guy every which way but loose. If it wasn't official before, it is now: Vladimir Putin is unstoppable...