Saturday, September 21, 2002Controversial judge moved to new business court
"Two years ago, Thompson outraged women's groups when he told the father of a 11-year-old sexual assault victim from Rockville that "it takes two to tango" as he sentenced her molester to 18 months in jail. "
Res ipsa loquitur.
1:26:48 AM #
Dems unite behind Van Hollen, but can he beat Connie?
"First he beat a Kennedy. Now Christopher Van Hollen Jr. faces what may prove a tougher task: beating Connie. "
I want Chris Van Hollen to be my Congressman.
1:22:40 AM #
Gun question roils Ehrlich's gubernatorial campaign
"Despite two new polls this week showing him with a slight lead in the gubernatorial election, U.S. Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. found himself on the defensive Tuesday, forced to explain his views on gun control in a region that is critical to his electoral prospects."1:13:41 AM #
Court Blocks D.C. Vote on Medical Use of Marijuana (washingtonpost.com)
""It is too bad that a three-judge panel was able to thwart the will of tens of thousands of D.C. voters," said Steve Fox, a spokesman for the group. "It is sadder still that this ruling will cause the suffering of seriously ill patients in the city to continue.""
It would appear that the courts have hijacked democracy in the District again.
1:09:23 AM #
More Sci- Than Fi, Physicists Create Antimatter
"Physicists working in Europe announced yesterday that they had passed through nature's looking glass and had created atoms made of antimatter, or antiatoms, opening up the possibility of experiments in a realm once reserved for science fiction writers. Such experiments, theorists say, could test some of the basic tenets of modern physics and light the way to a deeper understanding of nature."12:52:44 AM #
Harvard President Sees Rise in Anti-Semitism on Campus
Harvard University's president, Lawrence H. Summers, used a quiet prayer meeting on the first day of classes here this week to condemn what he termed growing anti-Semitism at Harvard and elsewhere.But while he labeled his remarks unofficial, they are setting off ripples on this campus, where students and professors have demanded that Harvard remove all Israeli investments from its endowment.
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