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...first priority. It is alarming to see modern-day democratic states endorsing such blanket censorship. Instead of eliminating hateful speech, censorship merely drives it underground where finding and refuting it becomes impossible. The multinational nature of the Internet means that censorship cannot be applied selectively; French law will inevitably affect what American Francophiles can see. Quebecois who use google.fr are now being prevented from accessing websites that are perfectly legitimate under their local laws...
...gobbled up by sprawl and farming. The decrease in birds isn't good news for humankind, says the Audubon's chief ornithologist, Frank Gill, since birds are indeed the canaries in the global coal mine. "Birds are one of our best indicators of environmental and other problems that can affect humans as well," Gill says. The West Nile virus, he notes, turned up in birds before it reached humans. --By Rebecca Winters
...following the Booker announcement. More than Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang sold the day after his Booker. So the next couple of months ... TIME: Your wife's family helped you buy out the company. Now you two have recently separated. Will this affect the business? Byng: She's still a shareholder. She's not formally involved in the company, but she is emotionally involved. We were together for a long time. She's still a soulmate...
...need to win this election,” she told the audience of more than 100, which mainly consisted of law students and Democratic supporters. “We need to check and balance this administration that is wrong on the issues that affect our lives...
...current negotiations do not affect the janitors who work at Harvard. The union and PSLM successfully pushed for free health care for both in-house and outsourced Harvard janitors in contract negotiations last winter...