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...choice was announced, the political climate so far has remained remarkably calm. President Bush, having held the decision close, could only savor the spectacle of paralyzed Democrats grasping for something to object to, liberal activists being forced by the sheer weight of Roberts' rectitude to say they would withhold judgment. The New York Times profile poured across the front page to two more full pages inside without uncovering one single person who knew Roberts and had a harsh word...
...anti-discrimination statutes based on sexual orientation. And although it refused to take up the issue earlier this year, the court may also one day consider state laws preventing gays and lesbians from adopting children. In the meantime, next term the court plans to rule on whether Congress can withhold money from universities that make it hard for the military to recruit on campus because they oppose its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy toward homosexuals...
Curran contends that none of these traditional teachings on sexual morality have been defined infallibly, and that theologians are thus free to dissent from them. But Rome reads canon law differently. Says one official at the Vatican: "It is valid to withhold assent [privately] in certain circumstances, but it is not valid to teach dissent." Curran protests that he is not alone, characterizing his views as "mainstream" and "accepted by the majority of Catholic theologians today." Nine former presidents of the Catholic Theological Society of America agree, and are circulating a pro-Curran petition...
...price is high for states that violate the speed limit. If more than 50% of a state's drivers exceed the 55-m.p.h. limit, the U.S. Department of Transportation can withhold up to 10% of that state's federal highway funds. The department monitors compliance electronically with subterranean sensors. For two years Arizona has not been in compliance, and stands to lose $5 million worth of highway funds so far; Vermont and Maryland have also failed to meet compliance standards, but are contesting federal methods for compiling speeding data...
...third term when his mandate ends in November 1987. M'Bow, 65, whose autocratic stewardship has been attacked from both within and without the 158-nation organization, said he would leave "to get UNESCO out of the hurricane zone." The U.S. and Britain promptly announced that they will withhold any reconsideration of their departure until it becomes clear just how far UNESCO will ultimately move. SOVIET UNION A Mountain For Samantha...