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DISPATCHES | Issue: "Putting Kyoto on ice" August 08, 1998

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I have few racial identification problems. Nor do I need anyone telling me who I am. I am a man. A black man. An American.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, taking issue with critics who call him a traitor to his race, in a speech to the National Bar Association, an organization of liberal black lawyers. Justice Thomas did not back down from his opposition to affirmative action or any other program that starts with the theory "that blacks are inferior." But, said Mr. Thomas, he was not there to defend his views, "but to assert my right to think for myself."

Will the Marines be asked to change their motto from 'Always Faithful' to 'Usually Faithful' or 'Sometimes Faithful'?

Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), on the Pentagon proposal to relax military honor code rules against adultery. If the Pentagon "would essentially treat adultery-conduct that inherently involves dishonor, lying, and cheating-with a wink and a nod, what comes next?" the senator asked in a speech on the Senate floor.

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