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...among the most high-profile cases in the 24-year history of the Law School’s Human Rights Program, the clinic’s parent organization. The 10 plaintiffs—all Bolivian natives—are seeking compensatory damages against Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada y Sánchez Bustamante, the ex-president of Bolivia, and Jose Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, the former minister of defense. According to the lawsuits, Sánchez de Lozada and Sánchez Berzaín told security forces to use deadly force against civilians protesting government...
...Jimmy Y. Li ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, is a neurobiology concentrator in Leverett House...
...Until now, the undisputed leader of the black political community has been the “civil-rights era urban crusader.” From former presidential candidates Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to veteran congressmen John Conyers (D-Mich.), Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), and SNCC Founder John Lewis (D-Ga.), there is a proud tradition of civil-rights era politicians emerging from majority-black areas to positions of great power. For them, being black is what defines their identity, and—more importantly—their politics...
...caused a realignment and split within the black community. In Obama’s camp, Jesse Jackson, despite the aforementioned shot he took at Obama, continues to support the Illinois senator for the Democratic presidential nomination. Meanwhile, black politicians such as New York Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Tex.) are supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). In the entertainment world, Oprah supports Obama, while Clinton counts Magic Johnson among her followers...
...interesting that the only person speaking pejoratively about her spouse is Michelle Obama, the wife of a leading contender for the job. She may think she is humanizing Barack by calling him "stinky and snore-y," but these undermining, embarrassing comments make me wonder if she feels a bit threatened by her husband's success and broad appeal. Sally Jorgensen Santa Cruz, California...