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Doubts remain, though the President-elect resigned from the Social Democrats in a move to broaden his support. Osiatynski worries that most of the postcommunist countries have yet to adopt a constitution and laws that can protect against a return of totalitarianism. Says he: "Now communists are back in power and have control over a great part of capitalism and the state. That is very...
...hail Malcolm Forbes, Jr.! Even if the multi-millionaire has to adopt the earthy moniker "Steve" in order to emerge from his father's shadow, he's still manipulated the political arena masterfully with his fortune. Running second to Bob Dole in New Hampshire polls, Forbes has catapulted to the "top tier" of the Republican pack by advancing one simple message: a flat tax rate of 17 percent. The "movement conservatives" north of the border seem little concerned that one of the main beneficiaries of this absurdly regressive measure will be Forbes himself...
Instead--and we have been saying this until we're blue in the face--it should adopt a policy of carefully-chosen, lower-key, sure successes in order to slowly build its credibility and standing in the eyes of students. Running all sorts of circuses may look like a good idea for a new administration eager to make a splash, but the council has an uncanny talent for ending up a wet blanket...
...council's resolution, which passed with no opposition and 11 abstentions, "requests the Harvard Corporation and Board of Overseers of Harvard College to adopt a policy of selective purchasing which would prohibit any part of the University or its subsidiaries from buying products from or entering into contracts with oil companies which invest in Nigeria...
...HAVE NEVER HEARD A NOISE AS LOUD AS the silence of the many black men who came together without violence or hate. Even the suggestion that African Americans who embrace Minister Farrakhan's message must join the Nation of Islam or adopt anti-Semitism could not drown out the beauty of hundreds of thousands of black men united in peace, love and respect. All America should be proud. TONYA DELORES BARNES Stone Mountain, Georgia...