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...relations between Dublin and London have rarely been chillier: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has not forgiven Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey for trying to persuade other European nations to adopt a neutral stance during the Falklands war. Haughey, for his part, is angry that he was not consulted about Prior's plan and agrees with S.D.L.P. Leader John Hume that the assembly is "unworkable." After last week's elections, an idea that had meant to bind the wounds of a bloodied land instead seemed more likely to inflict fresh pain...
Companies adopt hard-pressed schools to expand student horizons
...stating specifically that the procedures now in place for disciplining offenders are satisfactory the report contradicts the view of some RUS members who have urged the University to adopt a more explicit policy more clearly describing what actions constitute sexual harassment, and what kind of punishment may result...
Bloch is uncertain at present how large the club will be or what policies it will adopt. "So far there has been a great deal of interest, and we've received a lot of calls," he said, "but the final direction of the club will be decided by the members at the meetings...
Nonetheless, 10 state legislatures have stepped forward to affirm fundamental justice for the District. Hopefully more states will adopt this political orphan, not from self-satisfied benevolence but with a mind to what seventh graders will learn in their history classes...