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...hope to have the state supreme court do just that in a few weeks. Their opponents would probably appeal it first to Florida's district court of appeals, say sources familiar with the case. The reason: Bush and the Christian right feel a protracted legal battle works in their favor by giving them more time to galvanize public opinion behind them...
...most brutal play came right after an unconventional sack that had the potential to swing the game in the Crimson’s favor. With Dartmouth facing second-and-10 on the Harvard 22-yard line with 12:58 left in the game and the Big Green ahead by seven, a passel of Crimson defenders chased Rittgers deep into the backfield. As he scrambled backwards, searching for an open man, he backed up smack into the referee, knocking both of them to the ground and registering an 18-yard loss. Confronted with a seemingly impossible third-and-28, Rittgers launched...
...problem is not that they would shoot me down,” he says. “It is that no one is standing up to ask for this. It’s a question of having someone at the table. All the councillors are in favor of having student representation...
...Muslim activist in Italy goes to court to force the local public school to take down the crucifix from his son's classroom wall; when a judge rules in his favor, a wave of outrage sweeps the country. At a public high school outside Paris, two sisters are expelled for refusing to remove the head scarves they wear in observance of their Islamic faith - yet a dozen or so of their classmates wear head scarves and have not been expelled. And in Germany, a teacher sues for the right to keep her head veiled in the classroom, and after...
...battle between commercial culture and folk culture, I favor home-made attempts, with cast-off clothing, burnt cork make-up and all the rest...