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...tortured child who had crushes on most of the boys in the neighborhood. That was confusing--to me as well as most of the boys in the neighborhood--but my mounting uncertainty found a clarifying counterpoint in Han Solo. When I was playing with the neighbor kids, I would adopt a sarcastic, daring Solo persona. I didn't quite get Lucas' hieratic Jedi myths or his nearly liturgical lightsaber duels. But Solo's weapons--his blaster and his mouth--those I got. I would charge through our house shouting Solo's smart-ass lines from memory and mercilessly blasting light...
...that there was only one China?but agreed that each side could have a different interpretation of what that entails. That was a high point in cross-strait relations. When Chen's Democratic Progressive Party took over power in 2000, that consensus had already crumbled, and Chen refuses to adopt the formula. As a consequence, Beijing won't deal with...
...Institute of Politics (IOP) undergraduate group is releasing a final report on redistricting today, recommending that states adopt non-partisan committees to oversee how voting districts are defined for state and congressional elections...
...that would create a two-tiered system for recognizing student groups, giving single-sex organizations limited recognition and limited access to Harvard resources. While many may not agree with the exclusive nature of single-sex groups, many students stand to benefit from this change. We encourage the College to adopt the new system...
...Studies in Tokyo, predicted that Nakasone's modest plan would have little impact. He expects the Japanese growth rate to slip from 4.5% this year to 4% or even 3.5% in 1986, primarily because the country's exports will increase at a slower pace. The government is reluctant to adopt more potent stimulative measures, like large tax cuts, because it wants to keep the Japanese inflation rate, only about 2.5% this year, firmly under control...