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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...dormmates wandered around in tank tops, sharing Chinese fans, Starr wrote to the administration and got the heat adjusted. He earned widespread gratitude for his efforts, says Jennifer N. Geary '91, who lived in the same entryway...
...Week 9 came to a close, war was still a distinct danger -- and a definite option for the U.S. -- but the President who addressed the United Nations Monday was Bush the multilateralist. He seemed to realize that he has earned such widespread praise, both at home and abroad, precisely because he has resisted a very American temptation: instead of coming on like gangbusters, he has shown the restraint necessary to lead an international effort that cuts across both East-West and North-South divides. If sustained, his accomplishment may establish a precedent for collective-security arrangements more enduring than...
...feel the change in atmosphere. Intrigue, speculation and confusion abound. For more than an hour last week, the national soccer team refused to leave its field so the ragtag People's Army could parade before foreign television cameras. In private, high-ranking government officials acknowledge that there is widespread dismay and despair among Iraqis over the consequences of the nation's invasion of Kuwait. Influential citizens claim knowledge that the attack was opposed by 18 colonels and generals, as well as by several senior ministers...
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...
Another key factor animating the students' rage is a sense of betrayal. There is a widespread belief that Singh, who enjoyed a large following among students because he stressed honest, "value-based politics," compromised those principles by setting aside the jobs for lower castes. Though Singh does have a history of commitment to social reform, it is also undeniable that he needed a stronger mandate to prop up his minority government. The affirmative- action decision not only gave Singh fresh support from a huge part of the electorate; it also undermined several of his political enemies who rely...