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...bizarre contradiction. It is almost unheard-of for two decisions - rendered just three months apart and dealing with essentially the same issue - to yield such a surprising split. And the nuances of the schools' policies only made the judges' respective decisions more surprising. Where the undergraduate policy is explicit, the law school guidelines are far more subtle. Both, however, represent an attempt on the part of the University of Michigan to address the complexities of race, academic standards and diversity...
Others were more explicit in their criticism...
This, the ACLU states, constitutes an explicit restriction placed on speech. Here, finally, is an argument that makes sense: it is not the government's place to curtail independent political advocacy. Unfortunately, a better way to solve the problem of soft money has yet to present itself, and the power of those funds is too damaging to our political system to ignore. Chilling effects on the free expenditure of money or no, the McCain-Feingold must be passed. Let the free speech advocates battle those specific provisions out in the courts: in the meantime, the bill can serve to stem...
There is no question that Eminem's lyrics are filled with explicit language, homophobia, misogyny and violence. I advocate none of these and, in fact, wholeheartedly disapprove. However, emerging from radio waves saturated with cookie-cutter pop songs, Eminem is refreshing. He is not trying to make you feel good. He is not in love. He is not apologizing for anything. In fact, he seems to hate everyone equally, with the possible exception of his toddler daughter, Hailie...
...shown unequivocally over the past few years that there's no budget legislation it can't creatively account its way around, and no bit of pork it can resist squeezing in for the folks back home. Imagine what would happen with a "trigger" giving representatives more or less explicit permission...