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...principal difference between the Canadian and American voting systems. In Canada, a prime minister may enjoy an unlimited stay in power, so long as he never allows more than five years to pass without calling an election. Chretien has served as prime minister since 1993; he is seeking his third term in office. Pierre Trudeau, the former Canadian prime minister who passed away two months ago, led the nation for 16 years. The advantages of allowing such long stints in power are continuity of vision and protection against negative change. It is never wise to change paths just...

Author: By Dalia L. Rotstein, | Title: Canadian Elections: A Primer | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...think the administration has known and cared in some sense about the quality of life at HLS for awhile, they just haven't know what to do about it," says Clint Hermes, a third year student...

Author: By David H. Gellis and Keramet A. Reiter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Law School Faculty Debates Major Reform | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...Because only some of the measures were instituted, it seems that the decision-making process was driven more by the fact that HLS felt it necessary to keep with the times, instead of taking an active role to become a trend setter," says Daniel N. Kassabian, a third-year law student...

Author: By David H. Gellis and Keramet A. Reiter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Law School Faculty Debates Major Reform | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...Class sizes are, in my view, not the most important issue facing Harvard students, and things like the mandatory public service requirement are preposterous," says Aman Verjee, a third-year student. " I am of the view that law school should be cut down from 3 years to something like 1.5, and made into an apprenticeship program...

Author: By David H. Gellis and Keramet A. Reiter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Law School Faculty Debates Major Reform | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...Unexpectedly and unintentionally, India has found a future. In the past quarter-century, the economy has stagnated behind varying degrees of industrial protectionism that left the country undercapitalized, uncompetitive and underemployed. The country of 1 billion people has only 4.3 million PCs; the phone network is Third World at its worst. India's capacity for international telecom traffic will this year reach 780 megabits per second, a mere 1.4% of what's available in China. E-commerce is but a distant dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reincarnating India | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

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