Word: sponsors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cannot deny Sharfstein his idealism. Certainly, I, too, would love if Israel were not under constant attack and could exist in a region of peace and justice and love between enemies. I, too, expect Israel to live up to a higher standard than its Arab neighbors--to not sponsor international terrorism, to not force its children into battle as a propaganda technique, to punish, not reward, the violations of its soldiers. But Sharfstein fails to present a realistic argument in favor of open criticism of internal Israeli policy. His comparison with criticism of a Jewish religious issue is hollow...
...instrumental in the passage of a city ordinance that declared "a portion of the Cambridge Common to be a public forum for anyone who would like to display [holiday scenes]." He proposed the measure as a compromise after Councillor Thomas W. Danehy called on the Council to sponsor the Christian display...
...bill "cannot be reconciled" with constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech, Reagan refused to sign it. His pocket veto infuriated lobbyists like Peggy Charren, president of Action for Children's Television, who called Reagan's refusal a form of "ideological child abuse." Democrat Edward Markey of Massachusetts, a co-sponsor of the House bill, said 20% of U.S. television stations exceed the proposed limits on commercials. He plans to reintroduce the measure next year and hopes for a more favorable response from the new Administration...
...Reagan, it is a disappointing conclusion to one of his most persistent campaigns, and certainly his most passionate. Throughout his presidency, Central America has been a laboratory for the twin goals of the Reagan Doctrine: to promote democracy where such tendencies show promise and to sponsor surrogate armies where Soviet-backed regimes appear shaky. But after eight years, Reagan has presided over neither the democratization of Central America nor the disintegration of the Communists. His policy has spawned no winners, only losers...
...student I know going to China this year had to select a trip that would allow her to finish taking her January exams. Since the academic calendar, after repeated attempts by students, appears unchangeable, Harvard should feel obligated to sponsor compatible travel programs...