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...Saudis arrested him, developed a deep interest in him once they did but also had trouble lining up sufficient evidence. Finally, Abu Ali's family filed a civil suit last summer to get him returned to the U.S., forcing the Justice Department's hand. The Saudis, eager to avoid the p.r. nightmare of putting an American citizen on trial for terrorism, were relieved to hustle Abu Ali aboard an FBI flight to Washington. Now it was the U.S. that faced a deadline to indict...
...particular royal mess ignores another of Britain’s established realities. As titular head of the Anglican Church, the Queen is undoubtedly familiar with the story of Henry VIII and his precedent-setting marriage after a previous divorce. Thus, it seems slightly bizarre that she would choose to avoid her son’s second marriage, despite its strong sanction from English history...
...Embattled Leader” (News, Feb. 22) could more logically have been headlined “Crimson Poll Finds less than one-third Faculty Demanding President’s Resignation.” It is curious that an article reporting on issues of bias couldn’t itself avoid the temptation...
...disagree with the argument that this bill is too contentious for the U.C. to address. It is not the role of elected officials to avoid division and controversy. Last year the U.C. debated the termbill fee increase despite a deep split within the Council, and ultimately, the Council reached a decision to increase the fee. Representative government exists so that elected officials will tackle tough issues, debate the merits of different sides, and then reach a decision. If this were a direct democracy, then every student could vote on every issue. However, this is not a direct democracy...
Kansas just can't seem to avoid the front lines in the culture wars. A court brief revealed last week that the state's pro-life attorney general, Phill Kline, has obtained subpoenas for the medical records of nearly 90 women who had late-term abortions, as part of an inquiry into possible cases of statutory rape, among other crimes. The investigation became public when the two clinics holding the records asked the Kansas Supreme Court to quash or limit the order. Not all the records are for women under 16, the age of consent in Kansas, which...