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Before I go any further, let me attempt to defend myself against the catcalls of hypocrisy that are sure to follow this piece. Yes, to procure this very column I had to submit a ten-page application that involved a good deal of high-falutin babble. This was, of course, on top of the editorial "comp" process that took me two semesters to complete because I wasn't hardcore enough to get it done...
Though Gore has had to defend his liberal credentials in recent months, partially to stave off an attack by a progressive Bill Bradley, his policy proposals stress centrist themes...
...face growing pressure from liberal supporters to push for the Justice Department's prosecution of the officers on civil rights charges. Giuliani contended that the case did not warrant such a trial, and some observers said the verdict got Giuliani out of a tight spot, since now he can defend the entire jury system instead of just the police...
...administrators at Harvard's Division of Continuing Education--which administers the Summer School program--defend the rough treatment...
...reportedly against making a sale that would further complicate Washington's most troubled relationship, the Times reports that a number of top Pentagon officials favor beefing up Taiwan's defenses. The military logic is plain to see: The current policy requires that U.S. forces be rapidly deployed to defend Taiwan from any threat, as occurred in 1996 when President Clinton ordered a U.S. Navy battle group into the Taiwan Strait after China had fired ballistic missiles toward the island. Although that deployment was enough to force Beijing to back away from the threat of force, there might be legitimate concerns...