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Bronx 'ghetto' tours stopped; angry residents say gritty community has survived its past
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood. Real Bronx Tours, which took mostly European tourists from...Tags: Colin Powell, Tourism and Leisure, Bronx (New York City), U.S. Supreme Court, Music
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Yale Awards 3,084 Degrees, Along With Honorary Degrees for Sotomayor, Levin
The Hartford CourantYale presented honorary degrees to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and to Vincent Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," but it was the surprise honorary degree for Yale's retiring President Richard C. Levin that won the longest and most...Tags: John Adams, Education, Graduation, U.S. Supreme Court, Colleges and Universities
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Niall Ferguson's blooper
At an investment conference last week, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson created a huge mess for himself. He glibly speculated that maybe because economist John Maynard Keynes was a childless, "effete" homosexual, he embraced a doctrine that favored...Tags: Media Industry, Religion and Belief, Milton Friedman, Ethics, Family Planning
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Supreme Court's common-sense ruling a win for legal immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants convicted of small amounts of marijuana possession are not subject to mandatory deportation. I hope the decision will serve as a strong warning to federal authorities to stop using laws intended...
Tags: Criminals, Misdemeanors, Alprazolam (drug), Migration, Prescription Drugs
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Even drunk drivers have rights
Drunk driving is a public menace, and the nation is better for efforts to crack down on it. But motorists arrested for driving under the influence, like other people accused of crimes, have constitutional rights that police must respect —...
Tags: Criminals, Stephen Breyer, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, John G. Roberts, Jr.
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An end to partisan gamesmanship on judges? Not yet
After Republicans successfully filibustered two of President Obama’s high-profile nominees to federal appeals courts, the president has launched the proverbial no-holds-barred effort to win confirmation of Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan for...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Trials
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Excerpts of Tuesday's gay marriage case at high court
Excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, from a transcript released by the Supreme Court: ___ On whether the case should be before them (Chief Justice John Roberts and...
Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Elena Kagan, Minority Groups, Anthony Kennedy, Strom Thurmond
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Gay marriage backers, foes weigh in on Supreme Court Prop. 8 hearing
Both sides of the gay marriage debate expressed optimism Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two days of historic legal arguments. John Eastman, a Chapman University constitutional law professor who supports California's...Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Charles Manson, Anthony Kennedy, C-SPAN (tv network), Same-Sex Marriage
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A filibustered judicial nominee withdraws
New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan, who was first nominated to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., almost 2 1/2 years ago, has asked President Obama to withdraw her nomination. As The Times noted in an editorial today, Halligan was the victim...
Tags: Republican Party, Joe Biden, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Calexico native nets three SXSW nominations
Staff WriterCALEXICO – As a child, Calexico native Gina Linn Espinoza used to spin the globe at her home, close her eyes, and dream of going one day to wherever her finger landed. Now grown, she has not only traveled worldwide but also crossed the country more...Tags: Racism, Frida Kahlo, Education, Arts and Culture, Harvard University
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This week's best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99). In this latest addition in the Alex Cross series, the detective returns to track down a slew of serial killers in Washington, D.C. Last week: — 2. "A Week in...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Phil McGraw, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Entertainment, Murder
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Americans risk losing our most sacred right
It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C. In the real world, nobody would argue about renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It's a no-brainer. Violence against women, all women, is wrong. Only...
Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Minority Groups, Violence Against Women Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Ronald Reagan
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