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...crackling plastic bags. The less well-off among us, however, make semi-weekly journeys to the basement with bulging mesh laundry bags and quarters in hand. These differences extend to the social sphere as well—to final clubs composed predominately of wealthy young men, or to basic activities, like eating out, that some students cannot afford to enjoy. But while class differences are a fact of life—yes, there are both rich and poor people at Harvard—there is no reason to exacerbate these differences further with a room-cleaning service...
...given due process and the rights accorded to every other suspect accused of a crime. The pressing need for intelligence in the war on terrorism is valid, but no matter how much valuable intelligence can be obtained by torturing suspects, this need can never be allowed to undercut basic human rights. Anything less is to dangerously neglect our nation’s founding principles...
...think the basic parameters of the job will remain the same,” Stone said, “although it will be affected, of course, by whom we find to replace Lucie...
...goes without food; there is always some kind of income. But their poverty stems from the environment in which they live?lack of sanitation, lack of drinking water, medical care. The answer to urban poverty is to get rid of the blight of slums and build proper homes with basic facilities...
...Tung's departure also gives Beijing flexibility over how much electoral reform to allow in Hong Kong. The Basic Law, the territory's constitution, says that the Chief Secretary becomes acting Chief Executive if the top post is vacated in mid-term, and that a new leader has to be chosen by the Election Committee within six months. The question?now hotly discussed by Hong Kong's many lawyers?is whether the new Chief Executive merely serves out the rest of Tung's term to 2007, or whether he gets a new five-year term...