Word: report
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...your report on political turmoil in Peru [WORLD, Oct. 2]: How simple it is for people, especially those sitting in comfortable offices in the U.S. or Europe, to accuse Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori of running a "brutal and authoritarian government." How easily Fujimori's critics forget the brutal years of 1987-92, when thousands of innocent people died at the hands of the guerrillas. Fortunately most Peruvians recognize what Fujimori has achieved. That is the reason he was elected for a third term. BERNARDO ALVAREZ Lima...
...report on government approval of the sale of the abortion pill RU 486 [NATION, Oct. 9] included a reference to Dr. Lisa Tucker, who we said works at the Florida clinic where Dr. David Gunn was murdered in 1993. Dr. Tucker does not work at that clinic, and she does not perform abortions. Also, our chart showing the decline in abortions mistakenly included percentage signs. The abortion rate per 1,000 women ages...
...everyone there is a tendency to discriminate against others that lies behind one's conscious feelings. Your report brought to mind the hurtful results of cruel policies toward minorities. The issue of the terrible treatment of the Aborigines is one not only for Australians but also for the rest of us. There are examples in the behavior of the Asian people in wartime and toward the Ainu, Hokkaido's distinctive people who have been supplanted by the Japanese. SHIRO MATSUMOTO Chiba, Japan...
...types call "wallet share"--a bigger chunk of the 80% of U.S. households that already carry plastic. So banks pick fights with other banks. Special, predatory offers abound--2.87 billion mailings in 1999 alone. "Competition doesn't get any better than this," says David Robertson, president of the Nilson Report, a credit-card-industry newsletter...
Meanwhile, a recent report by the 29-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development praised Tesauro's Authority for its "seriousness and independence" in taking on well-connected firms, and noted that the talented young staff members get paid enough to stay, and work at a pace not often seen in state institutions. "The transparency and speed of the Authority's procedures have demonstrated a commitment to business 'not as usual,'" the report said. If Tesauro stays on the job, maybe business itself will get the hint...