Word: downs
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Because Vice President Al Gore is basically a decent and well-intentioned man, you find yourself constantly wanting to rush up to him on the presidential campaign trail and save him from himself. He is a sharp guy, but he knows next to nothing about the social contract between humans...
Clinton remains optimistic that he can eventually coax them to agreement, but the key argument may come down to cold cash: How much for each side from the U.S. government? The 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt still costs the U.S. about $5 billion in annual foreign aid. Just...
The treatment of grandparent-visitation laws in the courts has varied widely. In some states (including Georgia and Florida) they've been struck down. In others (including Kentucky and Wisconsin) they've been upheld. On the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative majority may like the idea of grandparent visitation--but...
In other cases, homosexuals want the government's help. In visitation cases, they often argue that they have had a parental relationship and should remain part of the child's life. Penny Kazmierazak went to court last year seeking custody of Zoey, a five-year-old girl born to her...
He shrugged. "On the other side of life, he can't get mad when he hears from some 60-year-old infant, some poor dupe like this guy in Queens who kneels down in church with two old women to give him some clout. He calls up, 'Please, Jesus, I...