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...firearms. And so, says Heide, we're also alone in the world when we grieve over school violence. "Incidents like this are either unheard-of or incredibly rare in other countries. We have a message in our popular culture that if kids are unhappy, this is a way to express victimhood. So if kids have access to guns, they will carry out that message...
...fact is, although some of the best-known Branson businesses are in the black-the main airline, trains, Virgin Direct financial services and the Megastores all turn profits, says Whitehorn-plenty more just plain haven't worked. Virgin Drinks, the cola company, lost millions in recent years. Virgin Express, a Brussels-based discount airline that trades on the nasdaq for about $1 a share, down from more than $27 in 1998, has been hit by its dependence on connections with Belgium's beleaguered Sabena airline...
...like a bunch of strangers barging into a meeting they're not invited to," McKean said. "If they wanted to express their views on the administration's behavior, they should be more than allowed...
...acknowledge the committee's minimal efforts to include the input of non-members by soliciting written comments from the constituents of the University. However, inviting us to express our views is not the same thing as giving us a substantial role in the decision-making process. There is no evidence that these solicited contributions have any bearing on the deliberations. There is no guarantee that they are even being read. And given the historic unwillingness of the Harvard administration to consider and respond to student concerns, we have good reason to believe that our input is being ignored...
...Shannon: One of the issues you need to understand when you look at this case is that in the U.S. espionage does not mean just giving classified documents to foreign powers. It means giving documents relating to the national defense to foreign powers with the express intent of helping foreign powers or injuring the United States. So if you're caught getting into a cab with a briefcase full of classified documents, you won't be charged with espionage. And in this case, the tunnel charge could fall under that category - it's embarrassing because it failed, but because...