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...barbarous. This past fall, frat members at the University of Mississippi scrawled KKK and WE HATE NIGGERS on the naked bodies of two white pledges and dumped them on the campus of Rust College, a mostly black school nearby. At Bryn Mawr, freshman Christine Rivera found an anonymous note slipped under her door. "Hey Spic," it said, "if you and your kind can't handle the work here, don't blame it on the racial thing . . . why don't you just get out. We'd all be a lot happier." Members of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Kansas...
Darman ended his speech with an optimistic note, saying that America will overcome the deficit hurdle and deal successfully with its burgeoning challenges. He urged the crowd not to lose sight of the larger interest, "the light that serves as a guide, the romantic dream, and the spirit that moves us to advance...
...this time the kidnapers were asking for a much more direct kind of contact. They called for John Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to fly to the Syrian capital of Damascus "to coordinate some final steps to guarantee success within 48 hours." Their note also cited unspecified "reciprocal moves" that they expected from the U.S. That was too much for an Administration mindful of the Iran-contra debacle and determined to avoid being drawn into negotiations with the kidnapers. At a press conference in Key Largo, Fla., where he had flown to discuss European affairs with...
There may have been significance in the fact that in its first note the IJLP pointedly credited Iran for prompting the plan to release a hostage -- a declaration the group is likely to have cleared first with Tehran. Since Iran has always preferred to distance itself from the hostage takers, its presumed willingness to be cited may be a sign that it is positioning itself to take credit for any future progress. "For us," says a French diplomat who went through the experience of helping secure the release of several French hostages, "the key was always in Tehran...
...insult to Dream Science to note that its plot, when summarized, sounds ludicrous: a series of improbabilities leading past the total destruction of Stamford, Conn. Thanks to Palmer's low-key narrative, the credibility is all in the telling. The focus remains on Poole, an ordinary soul subjected to extraordinary experiences. Everyone has had the feeling, at one time or another, that the world no longer makes sense. Poole has the proof. And what he must do to save himself, his loved ones, even the earth, proves riveting and unforgettable...