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Fortunately, many wise and courageous people have forced the popularly elected government to enact and enforce special laws to protect these people from the aggression and hatred of other people. Even though they were small in number, I do not think those who forced the passage of Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s could possibly be considered "elitist." Finally, sometimes local juries do not enforce the same standards of justice for all people equally (I have heard of this happening before as well), so sometimes the federal government needs to get involved. MICHAEL V. WILCOX Oct. 14, 1998 The writer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History Informs Debate On Hate Crimes Legislation | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Brady was quick to stress that the prize committee was wise not to select Gerry Adams, the head of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Irish Leader Discusses Peace | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...album opens with "Angelene," the dry testimony of a world-wise hooker who longs for a lover "two thousand miles away," a yawn of separation that "lays open like a road." The figures in Harvey's tales rarely have access to the lovers they want, but Is This Desire? lends the trope a new layer of richness. Surely we should not ignore that Angelene both scans and rhymes with Polly Jean, and that an album whose title is a question must necessarily begin as a quest. After all, it is not the lover (who may, in fact, be imaginary...

Author: By Nicholas K. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wings of 'Desire': PJ Harvey Plays for Power | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...traditional IRA to a Roth IRA earlier this year when the market was sky high, why not do it again? You have to pay taxes on the value of your portfolio at the time of the big switch, so now that the Dow has gone south, it might be wise to roll back into a traditional tax-deferred IRA and then instantly reconvert into a tax-free Roth, potentially lightening your tax load come next April 15. But don't wait too long to roll over: the IRS could amend the rules this fall to restrict the tricky savings maneuver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Oct. 5, 1998 | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...people [in Dudley] are poorer than some of the people in Harvard, money-wise, but some people might be wealthier in spirituality," she says, her eyes peeking out under a wide straw...

Author: By Stephanie K. Clifford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Bus Through Boston, Its People | 9/30/1998 | See Source »

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