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The Weekly Standard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (289 words) |
 | The Weekly Standard is an American conservative political magazine published 48 times per year. |
 | It made its debut on September 17, 1995 and is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. |
 | Critics have claimed that the Weekly Standard lacks objectivity, citing an interview with senior Standard writer Matt Labash published by JournalismJobs.com in May 2003. |
| The Weekly Standard: Sins of Omission (1175 words) |
 | The Weekly Standard contends that this process involves "separate but unequal admissions tracks." They suggest that any minority student from the entire applicant pool deemed able to complete the program is offered admission--a radically different standard than that for the rest of the students. |
 | The Weekly Standard bases a substantial portion of its argument on the question of separate funds for minorities, and the consequent unfairness of the fact that not everyone has the same opportunity to get funding for graduate school. |
 | The Weekly Standard conflates the issue of affirmative action with the issue of an admissions process that is not entirely need-blind. |