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PRESIDENT BUSH'S DESIRE TO SPEED UP NORMALIZATION OF relations with Vietnam hit a snag just before Senator John Kerry's delegation left for Hanoi. Kerry was going to deliver a letter to the Vietnamese all but lifting the economic embargo. But ANN MILLS GRIFFITHS, executive director of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, threatened to go very public with her opposition on the eve of the mission. Griffiths objects to normalizing relations before a fuller accounting of American prisoners and casualties is made. The White House backed down, substituting an innocuous letter...
...Harvard College, for short) holds the lion's share of power. Every faculty is beholden to the Corporation. All monies are invested according to the mandates of the Corporation. In short, if you want to get something done at Harvard, the best way to do it is to snag one of the seven seats on the Corporation...
Radcliffe Ruggers Take Second in Ivies; Men Snag...
...deal would have restructured Macy's finances and restored the confidence of suppliers. But it fell through after hitting a last-minute snag with creditors, who would have been forced to make significant concessions. While analysts think that Tisch's deal could be revived by a sweetened offer, other bidders could also emerge. The most likely is Hong Kong financier Sir Run Run Shaw, who owns about 10% of Macy's. Meanwhile, the company continues to hang by a slender thread...
...path Harvard has taken to its six losses has been well documented. The Crimson's league leaders in the scoring category are Tyler Rull-man (15.8 ppg) and James White (11.8 ppg). Ron Mitchell and Rullman each snag 5.8 rebounds per game to represent Harvard in that top 10 category...