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...been eight rounds of talks between the Dalai Lama's representatives and Beijing officials on what avenues might be pursued in reducing the yawning gap between the two sides. The most recent round ended in Beijing on Nov. 5 in total failure. The Tibetans said they had presented a memorandum with suggestions on how autonomy might be structured; the predictable reaction from China was one of outrage. A week after talks ended, a Chinese spokesman condemned the Dalai Lama for seeking "disguised independence," and dredged up old charges about the Tibetan leader's alleged failure to prevent exile groups from...
...Chucky Taylor, a U.S. citizen and the son of former Liberian military strongman Charles Taylor, submitted it for consideration as part of potential jury instructions. But Federal Judge Cecilia Altonaga rejected the terms laid out in the memo, saying, "I will not give an instruction that relies upon that memorandum as its authority...
Tribe gave several examples of the importance and relevance of analyzing the Constitution, including a recent report uncovering a Bush administration memorandum that used the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act to condone federal spending on religious organizations that practiced discrimination...
...task is to identify and resolve any procedural or institutional flaws that might be aggravating an already sensitive issue.For this effort to be successful, the committee’s review must be both thorough and direct, even in the face of a formidably complex project. In a memorandum to faculty members and administrators, University President Drew G. Faust wrote that the committee would undertake a “consideration of HUPD’s diversity training, community outreach, and recruitment efforts, as well as ways in which Harvard’s past experience as well as best practices elsewhere...
...take a backseat to the candidates' efforts to score political points. Strategists in both camps believe the Iraq issue will be won more by disqualifying their opponent's foreign policy credentials than by arguing the specifics of any military plan. On Saturday, the Obama campaign released an extensive memorandum arguing that McCain is now shifting his position on the redeployment of troops in Iraq, among other issues, by welcoming the discussion of time horizons. "Will Senator McCain shift his position on redeploying troops from Iraq?" asked Obama spokesman Bill Burton...