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...coercion, would put the burden on the woman to dissent--that is, a burden of action, not proof. If the definition of rape necessitates explicit dissent, the investigation of any rape will focus on the actions of the woman rather than of the man--his explicit concern for and request of the woman's consent. No other crime focuses its investigation on the actions and intentions of the victim. This shift in the actions that define rape need not mean a shift in the burden of proof, but rather a shift in responsibility...
...Justice Department, not only for areas like civil rights, the agency seems hopelessly captivated by right-wingers. Attorney General William Barr's actions involving Iraqgate--including his denial of a Congressional request for a special prosecutor--are only the latest evidence for that. So is the Central Intelligence Agency, having admitting to lying to Congress and a federal court about the use of taxpayer money in Iraq's pre-war military build...
...guilty, did he act alone? In July 1990 B.N.L.'s president, Giampiero Cantoni, approached U.S. Ambassador Peter Secchia in Rome and asked whether the ambassador could persuade Washington to elevate the U.S. investigation to the "political level." Secchia forwarded the request to Washington by cable. In an interview last week with TIME's Rome bureau chief John Moody, the ambassador insisted that neither he nor Cantoni had meant to interfere with the investigation. Said Secchia: "Taking it to a 'political level' meant that it should go to the Cabinet level. Taking it to a political level doesn't mean take...
This is hardly a new issue. Every semester at finals time a few more students ask why Harvard doesn't operate on a honors system similar to Haverford's. The request most often made is "why can't we all just go pick up our tests whenever we want and return them when we're done?" This, in essence, is how Haverford operates. Students are on their honor to work on their exams only for the set period of time using only the materials allowed...
...Every year, the number one request from all athletes, both men and women, is a weight room," he said...