Friday, August 20, 2010

Gay Couples Gain Under Violence Against Women Act - NYTimes.com

Gay Couples Gain Under Violence Against Women Act - NYTimes.com:

"Gay Couples Gain Under Violence Against Women ActBy CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: June 10, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has decided that federal prosecutors should enforce criminal provisions in the Violence Against Women Act in cases involving gay and lesbian relationships, a newly disclosed memorandum shows.

In a seven-page legal analysis, David J. Barron, the acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, concluded that federal prosecutors may use the law in cases of interstate stalking and domestic violence regardless of whether the victim or the defendant is a man or a woman."

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Framing the Afghan Debate With a Magazine Cover - At War Blog - NYTimes.com

Framing the Afghan Debate With a Magazine Cover - At War Blog - NYTimes.com:

"...Time Magazine’s Aug. 9 issue offers a counterpoint to Mr. Haass’s take on the war. As our colleague Rod Nordland reports, Time framed the debate on the war with a heartbreaking and provocative photo of an 18-year-old Afghan woman whose nose and ears were severed as punishment for fleeing an arranged marriage and an equally provocative headline, “What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan...”"

Thoughts on using this image?