Word: progressives
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That trend, he contended, reflects the lack of recent progress on multilateral nuclear treaties and their enforcement...
...Class of 1967 entered Harvard ready and willing to shoulder the task of dismantling the apparatus of segregation and poverty in America. Barely a month later, President John F. Kennedy ’40, the country’s greatest symbol of youth, energy, and progress, was assassinated. The boldest politically minded students embarked on the sorts of adventures still cited today; the group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) sparked University Hall sit-ins disrupted by police force in 1968 and mobbed by the hundreds visiting then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in 1967 to demand...
...most heavily mined countries in the world after Columbia, Afghanistan has made progress eliminating this menacing legacy of conflict. All known stockpiles of landmines have been destroyed, and nearly 60% of the country has been painstakingly cleared by de-mining experts. A $80 million funding boost from Canada, announced yesterday, will set Afghanistan well on its way towards being mine-free...
...Asia, Africa and South America. There have also been sharp reversals of what previously seemed intractable positions on key regional issues such as reining in North Korea's nuclear program, where many observers credit pressure from China on their North Korean allies as being critical to the effort's progress. Long-strained relations with Japan have also improved markedly; over the weekend, the two counties held their highest-level summit in Beijing since diplomatic ties were restored...
...while juniors Dara Wilson and Shannon Flahive finished fifth and seventh in the 55-meter hurdles, respectively. “I was extremely happy with my performance and with my teammates’ performance overall,” Merritt said. “I was pleased with where my progress is from last year’s first meet to this year’s first meet.” Junior Aishlinn O’Callaghan placed 10th in the mile after crossing the line at 5:20.79. The women’s 4x400 meter relay team finished sixth...