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First, a quick review of the Woodward-au pair issue: a number of months ago, an eight-month-old baby boy, Matthew Eappen, died after his brain was compressed by a blood clot. Soon thereafter, Matthew's au pair, Louise Woodward, was charged with second-degree murder for purportedly beating Matthew so severely that his skull fractured, leading to the blood clot that caused his death. Last Thursday, Woodward, who was hired as Matthew's au pair through an international au pair program under the United States Information Agency that pays the au pairs room, board and stipend in America...
...never felt this way so strongly about anything," he said. His comment underscores the way the au pair issue has crystallized serious fears in our society and quickly transcended the particulars of this case. Matthew's mother, Deborah Eappen, worried after Tuesday's proceedings that her son's death had been lost in the tumult, The Boston Globe reported yesterday. People have forgotten about this one family and their one son--a clear reminder that the tragic death of one child is not seen to be the critical issue at stake here...
...wasn't even aware of the election, but now I have to vote," said Cambridge resident Matthew A. Tambiah...
...They were pretty rude about getting everyone out of the way," said Matthew M. Foroughi '99. "They could have handled it better...
...Matthew McCue, family friend of and spokesperson for Deborah and Sunil Eappen, on the perception that the public and the media have sided with British au pair Louise Woodward because the Eappens are doctors in prosperous Newton, Mass. Woodward, 19, is currently on trial in Cambridge for the murder of the Eappens' 8-month-old son, Matthew...