Word: viewing
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...think your advocacy has helped change the public view of stem-cell research? Angel Paternina CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA...
...College often fret about their grades, it is important to remember that faculty and teaching fellows also welcome feedback. Indeed, it is a critical component of improving the quality of teaching here at Harvard, especially in departments where large classes are common, like economics and government. As such, we view this new system as a much-needed method of improving student participation rates, which have been less than optimal for many classes (including both huge lecture courses and small seminars). In particular, we hope that, by providing a powerful incentive to those students who are most concerned for their grade...
...Mohler's view is, to a certain extent, shared by Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville, who leads an ad hoc panel of U.S. Catholic bishops set up to fight gay marriage. He too sees a potential future when a greater acceptance of homosexuality leads to pressure on churches to conform, and even to change their teachings. "There are grave threats that decisions by the courts, legislative actions or regulations could erode religious freedom," Kurtz tells TIME. "With regard to marriage, this implicates the right of Catholics to practice our beliefs. Here we are talking about the bedrock of society...
Soufan says that view was shared by the CIA officials who worked with him on the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah and others. But then the harsh methods were introduced, he says, by CIA contractors and Soufan protested. He was backed by his bosses at the FBI and pulled out of the interrogations. This led to a rift between the Bureau and the CIA that has not fully healed. Yet Soufan says that if any CIA officials are prosecuted for the use of harsh techniques, he "will be the first person to defend them." The real blame, he says, lies with...
...Younger members of the committee are on the fence. Bob Corker of Tennessee has been sober in the face of outrage over the International Monetary Fund's use of currency reserves to stabilize the global financial system, a favorite Beck bugaboo. Johnny Isakson of Georgia has an unperturbably conservative view of the Executive Branch's authorities. Some may split the difference by grilling Koh, then voting for him on the principle that the President should get his pick...