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...Channel Tunnel is open." Deep in the British psyche there is a conservatism about ending the island-nation status. Labour Party transport spokesman John Prescott calls this attitude one of England's greatest problems. "We're going to have to be more reoriented toward Europe," he says. In spite of Britain's reservations, when the main breakthrough occurs on Dec. 1, men will meet, clasp hands and celebrate the fulfillment of a dream that has been alive for more than two centuries...
...four women will be sexually assaulted during college, according to national statistics. Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 himself--in spite of his comments--has asserted that there is absolutely no reason to believe Harvard's statistics are any different. That means that something like 187 Harvard students are raped--most by acquaintances--each year. But only 2 percent of those cases ever go to the Ad Board...
...subsequent debate on the House floor probably changed few minds. Michel, whose leadership of the G.O.P. has been cruelly undercut, admonished his followers to focus on the importance of the whole package rather than its objectionable provisions. "We can pick apart the agreement with 1,000 points of spite," he said. "If we do, we'll not only lose the agreement but our ability to govern." Departing from the tradition that the Speaker usually does not take part in floor debates, Foley went to the floor to deliver an impassioned appeal...
Other players have their own reasons for trying to breathe life into CSCE in spite of its diversity and its unwieldy rule of unanimity. There is, to begin with, a widespread European weariness with confrontation and an eagerness to organize the Continent as a whole. Many on both sides hope to replace the old alliances with some form of collective security...
...spite of the good cop-bad cop routine, the talks went nowhere. Gradually, it dawned on the White House that the Democrats were stalling -- and scoring political points as a result. By mid-June the Democrats were threatening to walk out of the talks unless the President made a public commitment to tax increases, reversing his most cherished campaign pledge -- and his most potent weapon for bashing the other party...