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...There is a well of community and campus support for workers on campus that remains and that is deepened as organizing unfolds outside of the context of the large headline-grabbing events like the sit-in,” he says...
...Charles Warren Professor of History Ernest May and Richard Neustadt called “The Uses of History,” which he says has “proven very helpful to me for my column, since one of the things I like to do is provide history as context for current affairs...
Sen’s academic career, which has centered on economic and moral dilemmas resulting from underdevelopment in the international context, made him an ideal speaker to usher out the Kennedy school graduates as they embark on internationally oriented careers...
...CONTEXT: Senator Kerry does not oppose antiterrorism measures, as implied by this TV spot. Nor does he advocate repealing the Patriot Act. He does, however, argue that it provides insufficient judicial oversight of surreptitious searches conducted by domestic security agencies. The ad also charges that "fellow liberals" cajoled Kerry into watering down the Patriot Act. Whether or not Kerry was pressured by "liberals," the fact is some Republicans too would like to see checks on law-enforcement powers covered by the act. Indeed, legislation Kerry has co-sponsored to that end, which seeks "reasonable limitations on surveillance and the issuance...
...CONTEXT: The charge is premature at best. A budget proposal for 2006 isn't due to be submitted until next February, eight months before the start of the fiscal year in October. Kerry's spokesman is alluding to an internal White House memo obtained by the Washington Post that warns federal agencies of potential budget cuts in the 2006 fiscal year. Among those, the Post reports, are $910 million in suggested cuts from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) budget. But that would follow a $519 million increase proposed by Bush for 2005. The Bush team says that since...