Word: processing
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...order to prevail in the appeals process, the Miami relatives and their lawyers have to convince U.S. courts to accept in principle that a six-year-old can apply for asylum against the wishes of his father. "It seems questionable that a court will uphold that principle," says TIME legal correspondent Adam Cohen. "It's very difficult for the Miami family to win legally, because they're arguing that the political situation in Cuba makes it wrong to send Elian back even if that is his father's wish, but the family perspective tends to trump the political perspective...
...while Juan Miguel Gonzalez may be enjoying his sojourn with his family as a guest of the U.S. government at Andrews Air Force Base and, perhaps later, at the Wye River Plantation, it's not inconceivable that he may tire of the legal process and petition the court to allow him to take Elian and the rest of his family home to Cuba. Elian is currently bound by an injunction imposed by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to remain in the country until the judges rule, in mid-May, on the application for asylum filed on his behalf...
...process, the very essence of education--how students learn, how professors teach and the mission of higher education is coming under scrutiny and Harvard officials aren't sure where the questions will take them...
...University is now in the process of revising and clarifying the regulations written over half a century ago in what some faculty members call "The Gray Book," updating them to modern trends in technology...
...Earlier this month, when Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson found that Microsoft had abused its monopoly power, the firm vowed to appeal - an apparent attempt, at least in part, to quell investor concerns over the future of the firm. The appeals process is expected to drag on for at least two years, an eternity in tech time. But on news of the proposed remedy, investor concerns appear to be in full force once again. Before 10 a.m. on Monday, Microsoft had dropped more than 12 dollars per share to $66.63. After steady gainst throughout the second half of last week...