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...Though the draft law is designed to end the nationalist violence and organized crime that have plagued the island for over two decades, one consequence - limited decentralization - goes against some of the most sacred tenets of French political ideology: concentration of power in Paris and insistence on the uniformity of French identity. The proposal would give Corsica's local assembly greater autonomy by allowing it to adapt certain national laws to the "specificities of the island." It would also permit the assembly more flexibility in managing Corsica's economy and grant its 250,000 residents tax exemptions to favor investment...
...Corsican bill still has a long way to go to become law. The draft must pass the upper house of Parliament before facing the Conseil Constitutionnel - the guardian of France's Jacobin constitution. Corsican nationalists may also prove uncooperative if, as leader Jean-Guy Talamoni warns, the bill "isn't a modest start to what must be a much deeper, wider reform...
...Class of '51 had just escaped the draft for World War II and many felt lucky just to be at Harvard...
...year before the sit-in, Lee had been offered tenure. But then an anti-war student group published a flyer against the draft urging radicals to infiltrate the military and "eliminate" officers. Lee was the group's faculty advisor, and when administrators found out, they promptly revoked his tenure offer and said 1968 would be his last year...
With the first pick of the 2002 draft, Houston will select Colby Donaldson, the runner-up from Survivor: The Australian Outback. When Roy Firestone sits down with Donaldson after the draft, Colby will respond, “Thank God I’m a Texan...