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...popular support for her conciliatory efforts toward the Communist rebels. As she rode through Davao, thousands waved the yellow ribbons that have come to symbolize her People Power campaign. It was an impressive reception. Even so, some could not help being reminded of similar events staged by her predecessor...
...weeks since she toppled Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine President Corazon Aquino has disbanded the discredited Marcos- controlled National Assembly and replaced the deposed dictator's self- serving 1973 constitution with a provisional "Freedom Constitution" of her own. She has converted the presidential Malacanang Palace into a public museum of her predecessor's egregious extravagance, and last week, in her first press conference with foreign reporters, the new leader displayed a characteristic blend of sincerity and firmness rarely seen during the Marcos era. "If nothing else," she said, "I think I should be given credit for having helped remove Mr. Marcos from...
...lines, and decides to discuss it later with Patrick. We also speculate on what kind of audience we can expect. Although The Tempest is a well-known and popular play, it will have a hard time matching the audience generated by the abundant publicity and pop appeal of its predecessor on the Mainstage, Wuthering Heights...
...males. The Cardinal, while uncovering his professor's narrow-mindedness, reveals his own by refusing to dialogue on the issue of homosexuality. On several occasions he has declined to grant an audience to representatives of Dignity/Boston, a gay and lesbian Catholic organization. In addition, an aide to Law's predecessor, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, even refused to accept a donation check which Dignity contributed to the Cardinal Stuart Fund, a church-sponsored charity...
...average Korean, prosperity has bred a kind of contentment. "We do our best to bear Chun," says a businessman, "not because we love him but because we need political stability to keep our business surviving." Many Koreans remember that in 1979, after the assassination of Chun's predecessor, Park Chung Hee, the country suffered through a year of severe economic decline. Now they want to keep things steady...