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...major setback for Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the State Duma, or lower house of parliament, granted amnesty to the hard-liners who occupied the parliament building in Moscow in October as well as to the leaders of the failed 1991 coup against then President Mikhail Gorbachev. Yeltsin had no | power to veto the resolution, which quickly freed from prison some of his arch-enemies, including former parliament speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov and former Vice President Alexander Rutskoi. Yeltsin's first speech to the new parliament, with a call for "more justice, more safety, more confidence," was unenthusiastically received by many lawmakers...
...definitely a setback, especially with how well Kyle's been playing," said sophomore Darren Rankin, Harvard's leading scorer. "But we feel confident that our other big men will step up, and we just have to do our best...
...Significant Setback to Physics
Scientists say the project's cancellation is asignificant setback to the field of high-energyphysics...
...system of privatized education is the only way to meet the growing demands and stresses placed on this nation's schools. And vouchers will be the most efficient way to privatize education. Despite the recent setback, we must continue to pursue vouchers as a genuine solution to our educational crisis...