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...shape of the mountain on which it formed. Here, Hameed notes, is the island of Kandholhudoo, whose residents experienced chronic flooding whenever high tides coincided with heavy monsoon rains. The last straw was the tsunami, which rendered all but eight of some 500 homes uninhabitable. Now, at the request of village leaders, the government is drawing up plans to move everyone to Dhuvaafaru, an uninhabited island about 12 miles away...
Responding to the criticism, Secretary Heckler last month announced a request for a 47% increase in research funds. She insists that "the important research into education, treatment and vaccines is being funded," but Congressman Henry Waxman of California disagrees. "The new request for more money is helpful, but very inadequate," he says. "The Administration should be putting together a Manhattan Project to push research as fast as possible...
...Minister Roelof F. ("Pik") Botha met in Vienna with six Reagan Administration officials, including National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane and Chester Crocker, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. U.S. officials refused to disclose precisely what was said at the meeting, which was called at South Africa's request and lasted for five hours. Certainly it included a review of the current state of emergency and the general situation in South Africa. According to U.S. sources, the meeting was blunt and serious in tone. American representatives emphasized the need for Pretoria to embark on meetings with "credible" black leaders...
Winans, who plans to appeal, volunteered to do his time working in programs for victims of AIDS. Judge Stewart denied the request. Before the sentence was passed, Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Romatowski disclosed that Winans had circulated to publishers an outline for a book titled Trading Secrets: Fear, Power and Greed on Wall Street. Winans said it would dissuade others from resorting to "unethical or immoral behavior." MORTGAGES Fannie Mae Gets Tough...
...sexual-harassment claim of an unsophisticated woman against her powerful former boss. Coulter was one of a handful of informal legal advisers quietly helping Paula Jones, who had alleged in a 1994 lawsuit that she suffered distress and retaliation at her state job after refusing Arkansas Governor Clinton's request for oral sex in 1991. Coulter interviewed Jones and helped write her legal briefs...