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...central Jakarta last October, his spirits and those of the country were riding high. After 32 years of Suharto's dictatorship and 17 months of interim rule by Suharto's deputy B.J. Habibie, Indonesia was finally getting a reformist President who preached tolerance and democratic openness. But as the blind Muslim cleric and his family mounted the palace steps, a cry rang out. A dukun--a Javanese soothsayer--who habitually accompanies Wahid called the party to a halt. He said he could see the "big man," the spirit of Suharto, standing in the doorway at the top of the steps...
...University offered $151,751,636 for all 48 acres of MTA land at a blind auction on June 29, but had to undergo financial verification before the sale could be completed, answering mandatory questions such as whether the University has ever filed for bankruptcy or been convicted of a felony...
...same time, we are not blind to reality. During previous presidential searches, we have called for formal student and faculty involvement on this page. Based on past experience, it seems unlikely that the Corporation will suddenly cave--although we would welcome such an outcome. Rather, we reiterate this call to highlight the troubling flaws of the composition and practices of previous presidential search committees. Putting students on the search committee would do much to address these flaws, but in the likely case that this will not happen, the committee must, at the very least, conduct its business more openly...
...symbolize their commitment. And you'd be wrong. De Beer's, in fact, wants every diamond shopper to know that the industry has sustained years of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and limbs in Angola, the Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone by turning a blind eye to the origins of the stones that eventually make it into the jewelry stores - and the reason is that the South African corporation, which controls almost two thirds of the world's diamond supply, has decided to change its ways...
Known as Allston Landing North, the 48 acres located directly south of the Harvard Business School campus were put up for sale by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) in a blind auction yesterday afternoon at the MTA Transportation building in Boston...