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Still, McCain has at least signaled a willingness to address his critics' legitimate concerns. His colleagues on the other side of the immigration debate aren't budging. They worry, reasonably, that it is hard to assimilate 1.5 million newcomers each year, especially when the vast majority of them are poor people from one country (Mexico) that shares a long border with us. But they have not found a way to raise these questions without sounding hostile to illegal immigrants or, worse, to Hispanics in general. Making the SAVE Act the beginning and end of GOP immigration policy would worsen that...
...part, the agency is investigating the destruction of videos allegedly showing torture in its secret overseas prisons, while Attorney General Michael Mukasey remains on the defensive for not condemning specific forms of torture. A variety of cases in lower courts and at the Supreme Court address allegations of faulty process and illegal detention at Guantnamo...
Although the Catholic priest shortage continues in the U.S., the priest-abuse scandals have not sparked a massive parishioner exodus. (Benedict is expected to address the topic on this trip, but there have been no leaks as to how.) Perhaps out of relief that he has been writing encyclicals about love and charity rather than heresy, U.S. Catholics seem to be treating him a lot like former Pontiffs: handing him a 70% approval rating while continuing to ignore church teaching on birth control and abortion...
...Omnilert, said it can be tough to make safety alert programs mandatory. “There’s no law that says you can require somebody to put their information in the system,” he said. “Your cell phone number and e-mail address are your personal property.” But Crum said that communities, schools, businesses, and especially police departments are nevertheless starting to recognize the importance of alert programs. “With just a few clicks, one person can alert everyone in the way they want to receive the message...
...does,” said Jarret A. Zafran ’09, president of the Harvard College Democrats, who plan on having breakfast with Edwards. Edwards, who suffers from breast cancer, will have a packed schedule while she is on campus from April 8 to 10, holding a public address at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum in addition to meeting with students. IOP Director Jim Leach said he was at first worried that Edwards would be too busy. “Her response was ‘I can do more,’” Leach said...