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This bill, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, would give sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the U.S. textile market, a self-help strategy that should prove much more successful than the current foreign aid policy of loaning money or forgiving debts. Although the bill should be welcomed with some reservations, the Clinton administration was still correct in its decision to sacrifice the World Bank proposal in order to ensure the bill's passage. While the more modest African Growth and Opportunity Act actually has a good chance of being enacted, the World Bank proposal is not only...
...proctors at Harvard say that while they may not be versed in students' prospective fields, they can usually act as go-betweens to those with the needed expertise...
...guys must be thinking, "But how do I become 'J.G.E'?" Unfortunately, it's an inexact science-and if you still own a leather jacket, your chances at succeeding are slim. To make it, you have to balance your tough-guy posturing with an unexpected hint of vulnerability-you might act like Brando around the guys, but you'll also never miss "Felicity" on Wednesday nights. You might idolize James Gandolfini from "The Sopranos" but your closet is filled with baby-blue cashmere turtlenecks. Your handy tool might be a DeWalt drill but all the girls know you can make...
...Innocence Protection Act," versions of which are now in committee in both houses of Congress, would provide two significant protections for the wrongfully accused...
...Championships and he had to wait only two years for the fulfillment of any desire for a third. We seniors appreciate better than most that this month and the next are truly cruel, as we can't quite let go our experience here at the College in order to act on our hopes and plans for the future, so going to Fenway Park on Opening Day Tuesday with a treasured friend was perhaps not the wisest move for someone wishing to avoid ambivalence...