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| Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST Alito hearings—more fizzle than sizzle |
| Can it be that the promisedfireworks at this week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committeehave already fizzled? Grinding through the first round of questioning, even liberal Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Joseph Biden of Delaware spoke at length but failed to hit their stride, much lessruffle Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, whoseanswers, deliveredin an earnest monotone, had all the zip of aremedial high school civics lesson. |
| Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:00:00 EST It's all in how you frame the issue |
| Battles over affirmative action often depend on words. If a referendum or a ballot speaks of race or gender "preferences," voters usually react negatively, but "affirmative action" almost always draws a warm response. In 1998, voters in Houston seemed ready to pass city antipreference legislation, but the mayor and city council altered the wording so it asked, "Shall the Charter of the City of Houston be amended to end the use of affirmative action for women and minorities?" |
| Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:00:00 EST Close quarters |
| I'm not complaining about my current situation. I'm not depressed, I'm not having an early-life crisis, and I don't feel entitled, but you should understand that being young isn't what it used to be. |
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