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...think people think it's kind of funny," laughs Lawson, who will receive her A.B. in archaeology--a branch of anthropology--at tomorrow's ceremonies...
...quickly adds that the judiciary is, however, still her "favorite branch of the government...
...that adultery and fraternization cases are handled at the discretion of the commander, who has a spectrum of choices running from friendly counseling through informal warning, fines, reprimands, demotions and courts-martial. This sustains authority and flexibility but invites caprice and prejudice. Air Force defenders point out that the branch's statistics on adultery courts-martial betray little sexual bias, reflecting almost exactly the male-to-female ratio of the force. But observers contend that women, once investigated, draw harsher noncriminal penalties. According to one seasoned pilot (in a custom dubbed by others "different spanks for different ranks"), the "higher...
...generals and admirals, exploring unknown territory, figure it out for themselves. Speaking in her personal capacity, Captain Rosemary Mariner, the Navy's first woman tactical-jet pilot and the first female commander of an aviation squadron, suggests that the approach seems to have worked so far in her branch of the service. "When I came in 24 years ago, there was rampant sexual misconduct," she recalls. "Prosecutions were inconsistent and differed from command to command. But now the commanders are beginning to be more consistent and fair in enforcing the regulations, and even senior officers are being disciplined...
...Republican cause, a line-item veto finally passed Congress last year with President Clinton's support. But a federal judge struck down the measure earlier this year because in allowing the President to strike specific items from Congressional bills the measure places too much power in the Executive Branch. Lawyer Alan Morrison told justices Tuesday that a line-item veto would allow the President to distort Congress's intentions simply by picking and choosing what he liked in a spending bill. Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger countered by arguing that Congress also has the power to prevent the President from...