Word: director
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...recent months confident assertions that the U.S. is making great strides in kicking the habit have become conventional wisdom in the drug war's high command. When he resigned as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy three weeks ago, Bennett proclaimed that success, while not yet achieved, was in sight. He contended that his original goal of cutting drug use in half by 1999 could be achieved five years sooner if the federal, state and local governments maintain their current efforts...
...prior restraint" order to block a news organization from publishing or broadcasting news. In almost all earlier cases, the Supreme Court has equated prior restraints with censorship and declared them unconstitutional. "Now we have the government supporting a gag order on material the government gathered," said Jane Kirtley, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. "It's frightening." Warned CNN's counsel Floyd Abrams: "The risk of this decision is that courts will order more brief prior restraints. From a journalism perspective, even a day or two can be an eternity...
...Chinese doctor who developed the medication, Dr. Xu Rong Xiang, flew to the U.S. for the first time to present his findings at major burn centers in New York City, Boston and Bethesda, Md. The reception was not as warm as he might have hoped. Said Dr. Cleon Goodwin, director of the respected New York Hospital Burn Center: "Dozens of magic potions have been put forward as miracle cures in the past 30 years. Not one has panned out. So naturally we are skeptical...
...group of foreign students currently enrolled in the Colleges. As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain a strong international community, we will continue to welcome any suggestions from foreign students about how we can better inform and recruit candidates from their home area. Robin M. Worth Assistant Director for International Admissions Tamara Elliott Rogers former Assistant Director for International Admissions
When Huntington was director of the Center for International Affairs, he says he was struck by graduate student interest in security matters. In 1979, he initiated a program in that area, which later became the Olin Institute...