First Amendment challenge to campus military recruiters
A coalition of law schools professors and students allege the Defense Department recruitment access policy violates the First Amendment. Schools once barred recruiters amid bans on homosexuals, but funding threats in 1997 forced many, including Harvard Boston University and Boston College, to allow access. Kent Greenfield of BC says the government pressures policy adoption, while lawmakers question flaws in the 1996 law governing federal funding for institutions restricting ROTC or military recruiting.
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Clinton dedicates memorial at Srebrenica center
Former President Clinton joins survivors at a memorial opening in Srebrenica Bosnia and Herzegovina urging ethnic and religious tolerance. He recalls NATO actions and the Dayton peace effort that ended Europe’s worst massacre since World War I, calling Srebrenica a reminder of humanity.
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Arafat rallies support as UN condemns Israel move
Yasser Arafat told hundreds that the U N vote condemning Israel for removing him is vital, while Israel dismissed the resolution and pressed for a government cut from Arafat. In Tel Aviv thousands protested, and two Al Aqsa Brigades gunmen died in Tulkarem as clashes flared. The scene also covered Bush comments and mass funeral actions in Bosnia.
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Rescue plane reaches South Pole in tough polar mission
A Twin Otter finally reached the Amundsen Scott station at the South Pole after five days of weather delays at Rothera. The rescued worker, ambulatory but possibly needing surgery, is being returned via Rothera to Chile and on to the United States if weather allows, otherwise to McMurdo Station for a USNZ aircraft rendezvous.
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Miami police arrest serial rape suspect in Little Havana
Miami police say Reynaldo Elias Rapalo, 32, Honduran with expired visa, was arrested after a DNA match tied him to multiple rapes in Little Havana. An eyewitness and vehicle description aided the arrest amid ongoing investigation. He faces possible life in prison if convicted.
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Koizumi Wins Reelection as LDP Chief in Reform Push
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi secured reelection as president of the Liberal Democratic Party promising to revive the stalled economy with deregulation privatization and tighter spending. He pledged to form a reform minded cabinet passing over traditional faction lines and to reshuffle ministers to align with his policy goals.
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