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...issue is also a personal crisis. I’m a liberal in every sense of the word—political and editorial. I think the Constitution is a living document. I believe in the flexibility and inevitable evolution of language. I even think it’s acceptable to—gasp—split my infinitives. Why, then, do I not embrace the new variant “healthcare?...
...conflict started the moment Georgia shelled the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali on the night of Aug. 7-8, 2008. "In the mission's view, it was Georgia which triggered off the war when it attacked Tskhinvali with heavy artillery," Tagliavini said in a statement accompanying the report. The document condemns the bombing, saying it was an overly aggressive response to the provocation. "It is not possible to accept that the shelling of Tskhinvali ... would satisfy the requirements of having been necessary and proportionate in order to defend those villages," it says...
...authors of the report note that the security situation in the region has not improved. "Though both sides stress their commitment to a peaceful future, the risk of a new confrontation remains serious," the document reads. If the reactions of Georgia and Russia to the inquiry's findings are anything to go by, whatever lessons the report holds may well be lost...
...exact things in Dowling,” she says. “There have been basic improvements.”INTERNAL REFORMIn May, the UC passed the UC Reform Act, which amended its constitution to incorporate many of the changes recommended by the Dowling Report, a document that proposed suggestions to improve and empower the Council.The act increased the number of representatives per district from two to three, increasing the Council’s size from 35 representatives to 51.It also increased the number of standing committees from two to five. The Finance Committee was retained, and the Student...
...Patriot Act. The bill would reauthorize the expiring Patriot Act provisions, but would add new limits: roving wiretaps could no longer target John Doe suspects and would require identification of the target. It would also leave in place the ability of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to compel document disclosure, but would limit that power to the records of people connected to terrorism or espionage. It would make numerous other changes, such as limiting use of National Security Letters - a power the FBI has misused in the past, according to the Inspector General of the Justice Department - to force document...