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...importantly, colored the vision of outside students about what WILL be the most important and accessible committee this semester. In light of my goals, I wish to conclude by proclaiming my personal sincerity and willingness to listen to ALL STUDENTS (even you, Hillary) who have suggestions about how to amend, improve, or recreate student government at Harvard. Marc McKay Reevaluation Committee member
...Babbitt will try to persuade Congress to amend the mining law of 1872, under which miners may purchase mineral rights for as little as $2.50 an acre. Babbitt will ask for a royalty on the value of the extracted minerals, with a fee schedule favoring small operators. "We ought to have progressive fees to make a populist statement that it's good public policy to make sure the small guys stay on the land. We're not trying to just lock the West up and turn the whole thing into a national park," says Babbitt. Mining interests know they will...
John R. Pitkin, president of the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association, said after the meeting. "We've made a lot of progress... No, let me amend that, we've started to make some progress...
...bill's final hurdle was a proposal by Senate Republicans to amend it with a reinstatement of the ban on homosexuals in the military. But Congress opted for a "comprehensive review" of that policy in hearings scheduled to begin in March...
Those who doubt the immensity of the task should look no further than the Teamsters' first open convention in 1991, which paved the way for Carey's election. At the event, union leaders rejected a proposal to amend the constitution to boot out their "general president emeritus-for-life." And who holds that prestigious post because of his "good-standing membership" ? Who else but Jimmy Hoffa, missing in action, perhaps, but proving once again that the rank and file never gets what the rank and file deserves...