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...four deaths of detainees in United States’ detention facilities abroad—among them Abu Ghraib in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba, and Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan. Yet, due to Justice Department memos that argued that Iraqi insurgents were not protected by international law and that lesser forms of torture were legal, these CIA officers will not be facing charges. McCain’s ban would close such loopholes, returning the U.S. to the ethical position it had taken for five decades. According to human rights groups, the bill would give protection to some ten thousand foreign...
...then tried to bribe potential squealers with offers of federal jobs. The portrayal seemed perilously close to the old ''Slick Willie'' caricature, potentially the kind of story that could seriously damage Clinton's hard-won image as a steadfast, effective leader. Yet the sex stories were probably the lesser of Clinton's headaches last week, because the most credible of them took place before he began to run for President, a period during which he had already admitted that he had caused ''pain in my marriage.'' Far more swampy were new suspicions that the Clintons, as First Couple of Arkansas...
...help save the world? There are thousands of nonprofit organizations from which to choose, whether you want to give money, volunteer your time or donate goods (watch out for shipping costs). Be prepared to do your homework: you can find tools to vet many organizations at www.charitywatch.org and www.charitynavigator.com Lesser-known groups may require more extensive digging. Then follow through with a generous heart. Here's a list to get you started...
...Lesser says that all students could benefit from staying involved in their surrogate city’s government...
...don’t necessarily think that anyone is as involved as they should be, myself included. Harvard is in Cambridge, but in many ways it’s removed from Cambridge,” Lesser says...