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Recently, a Swiss referendum called for a ban on the construction of minarets, religious structures used for prayer at mosques. The vote was supposed to “not [be] a rejection of the Muslim community, religion or culture,” according to proponents, but instead to make a statement against some of the more distasteful practices of Islamic fundamentalist groups, such as genital mutilation. But this egregious and discriminatory measure is not an effective censure of objectionable behaviors. It is an unacceptable solution that discriminates against the 400,000 Muslims who currently reside in Switzerland and flies...
...Just days after 9/11, Congress authorized the use of force against al-Qaeda and those who harbored them - an authorization that continues to this day. The vote in the Senate was 98 to 0. The vote in the House was 420 to 1. For the first time in its history, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization invoked Article 5 - the commitment that says an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. And the United Nations Security Council endorsed the use of all necessary steps to respond to the 9/11 attacks. America, our allies and the world were acting...
...Spokespeople for McDonald's, Burger King and Kellogg's all declined to offer an opinion on the proposed legislation, saying it was still subject to modification and congressional approval. A vote has not yet been scheduled on the bill. But when a similar toy ban was proposed by the municipal government of Liverpool, England, McDonald's officials argued that the plan was unworkable because it was too broad and said that it took "the fun out of eating." That ban has yet to be enacted...
Coming off a disappointing loss to Army on Monday, the Crimson looked to right the ship and justify the vote it received in this week’s AP Top 25 poll...
...approve new sanctions at the United Nations Security Council. It is also encouraging even tougher measures among like-minded allies - the European Union may adopt new penalties in mid-December. And the U.S. Congress is moving closer to passing new sanctions legislation. "We hope Iran will see the IAEA vote as disturbing" and will change course, a senior Administration official says. But for now, he adds, "We are now working to see what sanctions might be put in place." (See pictures of the world's worst nuclear disasters...