College Rape Cases & the Presumption of Male Guilt

Peter Berkowitz, WSJLate August and early September bring recent high school graduates, bright and eager, to campuses around the country. Carefully planned orientation sessions will impress upon freshmen the paramount importance of sensitivity, of avoiding offensive words and ideas, and"”notwithstanding that in recent years approximately 55% of matriculating freshmen nationally have been female"”the urgency of maintaining a campus atmosphere friendly to women.But parents who might expect this orientation to include an introduction to the moral and political purposes of...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/08/21/college_rape_cases_amp_the_presumption_of_male_guilt_261951.html

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Kidnapped American's Fate Still A Mystery

Last Saturday, just 48 hours before he was due to leave the country, American international aid expert Warren Weinstein was kidnapped in Pakistan's Punjab region. There's been no word since, not even from his abductors.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139815832/in-pakistan-kidnapped-americans-fate-still-a-mystery?ft=1&f=1004

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Hotel Maid's Lawyer Fights To Keep DSK Case Alive

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is due back in court next Tuesday. The sexual assault case against him has been on shaky ground since prosecutors announced they had serious concerns about the credibility of his accuser. But there's one person who's determined to prosecute: the woman's lawyer, Kenneth Thompson. Ailsa Chang of member station WNYC profiles Thompson, a federal prosecutor turned victim's lawyer. Note: This report contains graphic language.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139815844/hotel-maids-lawyer-fights-to-keep-dsk-case-alive?ft=1&f=1003

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Weaving 'Charlotte's Web'

In his new book, The Story of Charlotte's Web, writer Michael Sims traces the life of E.B. White. From White's childhood in suburban New York and rural Maine, to his adult years as a New Yorker writer, Sims shows how White's experiences in nature shaped his classic novel.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/19/139790016/weaving-charlottes-web?ft=1&f=1007

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What Next for ObamaCare?

Cathy Young, RealClearPoliticsThe ObamaCare saga continues in the courts, most recently with a 2-1 ruling by an 11th Circuit federal panel invalidating the Affordable Health Care Act's individual insurance mandate as unconstitutional. This legal battle is widely depicted as a clash between socialism and free markets, individual liberty and government coercion. But the reality is far more complicated -- and, while the legislation's conservative and libertarian opponents make many valid points, they have also advanced arguments that can backfire on their own cause.Agreeing with the bill's critics, the 11th...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/20/what_next_for_obamacare_111035.html

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