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Administrators at most of the schools complained that the investigation's scope was too broad, and asked the Justice Department to either pare down its requests or extend the deadlines for compiling the records. The department did a little bit of both, but it was still too much for the in-house legal staffs at most of the schools...
Though narrow in scope, the bill carried symbolic importance in the widening political struggle over the abortion issue, and proponents took their loss with a vow to keep the president's feet to the fire. But Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) called it "a decisive victory for the pro-life movement...
...Administration prefers a less spacious definition. But attempts to limit the scope of the anathema make it meaningless. According to State Department legal adviser Abraham Sofaer, assassination is the "unlawful killing of particular individuals for political purposes." The key word is "unlawful." It's not unlawful to kill combatants in wartime, or even to kill noncombatant civilians in the course of a legitimate military operation. It is "self- defense" to kill a head of state who is masterminding terrorist operations that threaten the national security of the U.S., the argument goes. But if the assassination ban forbids nothing that...
Administrators say they would like to see the curriculum include more contact between senior facuty and students as well as more small classes. But they say a solution to the problem is not likely to be found within the scope of this current review...
...German Democratic Republic celebrates its 40th anniversary, thousands of its citizens ride the freedom train to the West. -- Taking a lesson in democracy, Soviet legislators reduce the scope of a sweeping plan to ban all strikes...