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...opinions that offend us. The fact that we do so is perhaps the greatest threat to free speech in America today. This threat is far more pernicious than any government repression of free expression. When government treads on the First Amendment, society rises to the defense. But who will defend the the Bill of Rights when society itself attacks...
...There is no complacency. There is no time to relax," he said. "One must defend the gains that have already been made....We must make new gains in farming systems...
Senior Dora Gyorffy--who still holds a share of the NCAA indoor record of 1.97 meters in the high jump--chose to compete at the biannual IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon for her native Hungary rather than defend her NCAA title. On Friday in Lisbon, she placed fifth with a leap of 1.93 meters...
Officials at the FAA defend the idea and execution of the audits and claim safety has been enhanced by reviewing just how the system stays safe. In her first comments on the process, FAA head Jane Garvey explained, "The end result of these audits is stronger airline programs. These safety audits focused the FAA and the airlines on how to raise the safety bar even higher than it is." Sources at the agency admit the process has been tense and the FAA has been forced to rethink how it goes forward...
...well-known fixture in the world of cloning research; he and Antinori have long advocated human cloning as "the logical next step" in reproductive science, insisting the practice will provide new hope for couples who have been unable to have children. Friday, Antinori was particularly voluble when asked to defend the pending project against ethical and scientific concerns. "We're talking science; we're not here to create a fuss," he said. "I'm asking all of us to be prudent and calm...