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...most conspicuous example of this boundary transgression is Chief Justice Earl B. Warren. A. former governor of California, his court was notorious for not allowing the law to get in the way of good policy. The results of such political tampering are not always "bad." Brown vs. Board of Education is the most conspicuous example of a Warren-era decision that was "correct," even as it was based on flimsy legal argument. But despite its morally progressive (and sometimes praiseworthy) agenda, the Warren Court fancied itself a legislative body--and an omnipotent one in that it spoke directly...
...Warren Buckingham, until a month ago special assistant to Clinton AIDS policy coordinator Kristine Gebbie, agrees that not enough is happening. "There is a clear recognition that the deaf may be at special risk and may not be getting the lifesaving prevention messages their community needs," he says. "It may be time for the CDC and others to say very explicitly to ((geographic)) communities seeking funding, 'You must also carefully consider the needs of deaf persons.' " Buckingham claims that Gebbie would be willing to meet with deaf activists on the issue...
...Secretary of State Warren Christopher took heat from Congress for his chilly reception in Beijing two weeks ago. But what Christopher's critics didn't know is that the advance foray by one of his deputies that so irritated the Chinese was carried out without Christopher's knowledge. The Secretary was unaware that John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, was meeting a week earlier with Chinese dissident leader Wei Jingsheng. The U.S. embassy arranged the visit at the last minute and expected Wei to keep it secret...
...proclaimed Asia "one of the most important regions for U.S. policy going into the 21st century." But recently U.S. Asia policy has taken a downward slide. Washington failed to persuade Japan to adopt tangible targets for opening specific segments of its market to more imports. Secretary of State Warren Christopher visited Beijing under a storm cloud of criticism from the Chinese, who accused the U.S. of interfering in their internal affairs by demanding human-rights improvements in order to continue granting China most-favored-nation trade status. And no sooner had Christopher returned home than North Korea resumed its stubborn...
TIME: Your government certainly made it clear to Secretary of State Warren Christopher that it does not believe human rights should affect China's most- favored- nation status...