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Finally the hammer gets nailed

By Katie Cristol | October 10, 2005

IF YOU'RE a dedicated Democrat, take a second to remember where you were two weeks ago when you heard that (now former) House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had been indicted for criminal conspiracy. Just for a moment, tap into that glee, that all-is-right-with-the-world feeling of comeuppance accompanying the news that Hammer finally got nailed. Feels good, doesn't it? As it turns out, the average American has absolutely no idea what that feels like.

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Evil by any other name

By Dan Keyserling | October 7, 2005

I HOPE and think that, by announcing their bigotry with pride and purpose, a subtle and sinister movement among Christian fundamentalist culture has been unmasked. This past week, cult leader Michael Peter Woroniecki and his family stood outside Minor Hall and verbally assaulted students with messages of hatred and fanaticism.

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Miers, mired in controversy

By Elizabeth Mills | October 6, 2005

MONDAY morning saw President Bush's much-anticipated announcement of his pick to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but when Harriet Miers' name was called, many Americans, both conservative and liberal, scratched their heads in confusion.

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Competence over cronyism

By Todd Rosenbaum | October 6, 2005

JUST WEEKS after former FEMA Chief Michael Brown stepped down from his office in a controversial post-hurricane Katrina sideshow, Food and Drug Administration Chief Lester Crawford resigned from his position amidst speculation that his own financial interests in pharmaceutical companies had affected his management of the agency.

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Tolerating radicalism

By Whitney Blake | October 5, 2005

LAST WEEK, the University witnessed two events of similar stripe. On Monday, members of the Woroniecki family brandished a banner and posters, shouting messages such as, "You're cowards!" and "You're going to hell!" On Thursday, demonstrators from Life and Liberty Ministries, a pro-life group, appeared on-Grounds spewing similar epithets and flashing signs of mutilated fetuses.

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Preserving Albermarle County

By Zack Fields | October 5, 2005

THE POPULATION of Albemarle County grew from 30,000 in 1960 to nearly 80,000 in 2000. Because the Board of Supervisors has managed that growth much more responsibly than in many other counties in Virginia; we aren't living in a diminutive Loudoun County.

Opinion

The perfect fiscal storm

By Rajesh Jain | September 29, 2005

AS DONATIONS are pouring into various organizations for hurricane relief, the grim reality sets in that still more money will be needed for these efforts.

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A careful appproach to reform

By J. David Hobbs | September 28, 2005

WHEN THE Honor Committee formed its ad hoc committees at the beginning of our term, we recognized the need to work towards presenting an alternative to the single sanction.

Opinion

Beta Bridge over troubled waters

By Eric Wang | September 28, 2005

LAST MONTH, messages from two African-American organizations were painted over on Beta Bridge. Despite the FBI's finding that the incident was not racially motivated, there are lingering doubts.

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