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...Shortly after I came into this world—sometime in early June 1971—the person who gave me life gave me away. Though I don’t remember it, I started out all alone, on the stoop of an adoption agency in upstate New York. Fortunately, there was a young couple, both public school teachers, who had been waiting some time to be blessed with a child. They were humble folks with big hearts whose deep faith sustained them during difficult times. And there were difficult times...
...seen it in the Exodus of Jews from Egypt, in the flight of slaves from bondage, in the protests of workers and women, in Freedom Rides and peace marches. We felt it in the rebellious spirit of our founding mothers and fathers outside the Stonewall Inn in June 1969, and in the heroic resilience of Stonewall’s children in the face of AIDS and Reagan and “family values.” Too many of us have gone, but many more of us remain. As we gather to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Harvard...
...historic road. A few tourists amble by, pausing briefly to glance at the large white placard sitting atop the Georgian facade of the main entrance of two large, brick buildings. “Harvard Art Museum: Closed in preparation for renovation,” it reads. Since June 30, the Fogg Museum—the oldest of the Harvard Art Museums system—has been on “lock-down” for the purported purpose of readying the museum for its long-discussed renovations. For security reasons, no visitors—whether members of the student body...
...return for North Korea dismantling its nuclear program, the U.S. and its negotiating partners (South Korea, Japan, China and Russia) agreed to provide an array of diplomatic and economic benefits, including a proviso that North Korea be removed from Washington's list of state sponsors of terror. In late June, after the North finally forked over a long-delayed inventory of its nuclear materiel and bomb-making equipment, the U.S. indicated that it would reciprocate after a 45-day review. Those 45 days have come and gone, and still the North remains on the list...
...When the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 last June that Guantánamo's remaining prisoners are entitled to habeas corpus hearings to justify their detention, Guantánamo became an election issue. McCain called the ruling "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country", although he later said it was not as bad as he had first described. Obama, who has called for terror suspects to face trial in the U.S. justice system rather than in military tribunals, welcomed the ruling. Since then government attorneys have presented few habeas corpus documents to justify holding the suspects...