Word: civilize
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...actions speak louder than words: The Clinton-Gore administration has repeatedly stepped out to defend affirmative action from assaults by Republicans. Bradley's views may have been shaped by his black teammates on the New York Knicks, but not enough for him to lead the fight for major civil rights legislation while he was a senator, apparently. No wonder Gore's support among black voters seems unshakable...
...Congressional findings and the states confessions clearly reveal, this case fits exactly that scenario. To deny the applicability of the commerce clause to this case would be to deny the proud history of civil rights litigation over the past half century...
Politicians and academics are very fond of talking about fostering civil society to help create democracy and better societies; these churches have developed a vigorous and dynamic social network among their members despite the persecution of the government. Unlike political organizations that would surely be quickly and viciously squashed by the state, these churches present no clear threat to the government and could be the start of a much more vigorous civil society in China...
...world cops. Floating around the White House is a proposal by Secretary of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT that would have the U.N. set up a standby force of several thousand policemen, who would rush into war-torn areas to keep law and order. Cops are scarce in countries recovering from civil war, but military units deployed as peacekeepers balk at doing police work. So the U.N. has to start from scratch each time, enlisting nations to contribute policemen. "Getting enough of them is always a problem," says a senior State Department official. For example, it has been seven months since...
...Alabama public schools named after slain civil rights leader and Alabama native Martin Luther King...