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The 'animus' of Justice Scalia
In a 1996 Supreme Court decision protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that Colorado voters had evidenced an unconstitutional "animus" toward homosexuality. Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, huffing: "I had...
Tags: Marriage, Criminal Laws, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Scalia defends comparing laws against homosexuality to murder
Confronted by a gay student at Princeton University, Justice Antonin Scalia defended his past writings comparing laws against homosexuality to those prohibiting bestiality and murder, saying he was arguing that many laws are based on society’s moral...
Tags: Marriage, Criminal Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Crime, Law and Justice
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Will California stem cell program take new criticisms to heart?
The signs are not encouraging. On Thursday, a blue-ribbon committee of the National Academy of Sciences issued its report on its yearlong critical review of California's $6-billion stem cell program, the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine....
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Research
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Mars rover Curiosity's other mission: PR
NASA's Curiosity rover was designed to search Mars for places capable of supporting life. But the $2.5-billion mission has another, unofficial objective: To serve as a goodwill ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caņada Flintridge at a time...
Tags: NASA, Science, Science and Technology, Apple iPhone, Black Eyed Peas (music group)
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David K. Reeves, development director
David K. Reeves, a retired development director and fox hunting enthusiast, died Nov. 23 of a stroke at Princeton Hospital in Princeton, N.J.
The former Baltimore resident, who lived in Princeton, was 86.
The son of an insurance executive and horseman...Tags: Book, Hunting, World War II (1939-1945), Religion and Belief, New York City
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Boys' Water Polo: Newport Harbor's Fink headed to Princeton
Newport Harbor High senior Curtis Fink has committed to play for Princeton University, he announced in an email Tuesday. Fink led Newport Harbor with 56 goals and 50 steals to go with 22 assists. He helped Newport Harbor (21-7, 5-0 in league) win its...
Tags: Water Polo, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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Scalia must join 21st century and change gay marriage stance
The Supreme Court's announcement last Friday that it will take up gay marriage is more than a chance for the justices to recognize the emerging national consensus in support of gay rights. It is a chance for them to overrule the medieval views of...Tags: Marriage, Criminal Laws, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Study links disease, poverty and biodiversity
Poverty and disease often come together. That much is well understood. But how much does poverty foster disease? Or, how much can disease perpetuate poverty? And what’s the role of nature, given that so many infectious diseases are spread by...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Environmental Issues, Malaria, Harvard Medical School, Lyme Disease
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Tracy K. Smith: Life after 'Mars'
Last year, Tracy K. Smith won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for "Life on Mars," an elegiac, philosophical exploration of grief, existence, science and faith. Written in an accessible, narrative style after the death of Smith's father, an optical...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Festive Events, David Bowie, NPR, Delray Beach
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 24
Princeton offers significant financial aid to students To the editor: It was great to read “To Harvard from here? Yes, it is possible” by Spence Perry (Nov. 14). It is unfortunate that qualified students in Washington County continue to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Students, Local Elections
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Six Harford County students head to Annapolis
Six high school seniors are serving as student pages for the 2013 Maryland General Assembly. Emma Zyriek of C. Milton Wright High School, Alexander McArtor of Fallston High School, Emily Clarke and Bryan Doherty of The John Carroll School, Andrew...Tags: Teaching and Learning, John Carroll, University of Richmond, Elections, Democratic Party
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Caltech tops list of world's universities
L.A. NOWThe California Institute of Technology once again tops the ranks of the world’s best research universities, while University of California campuses at Berkeley and Los Angeles maintained their top 20 positions despite massive state funding cuts to...
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