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Dennis Nealon, a Brandeis Universityspokesperson, said more than 100 students attendedto support Shen and "bolster demands in the UnitedStates that he be freed...
...King himself. The state attorneys were criticized for not putting King under oath to describe his beating. Federal prosecutors are almost certain to call him, but his testimony could boomerang against them. King's arrest record, his powerful build, his confused and halting speech could all be used to bolster the police version of events. Indeed, one defense attorney, Michael Stone, intends to call King. Says Stone: "Too many people believe Rodney King's testimony would have changed the outcome of the first trial. I want them to see that it would not." Whether King's account helps or hurts...
...tobacco industry, predictably, attacked the report, arguing that it unfairly took tobacco's effects on those who smoke and extrapolated to those who don't. The authors counter that the link is valid, but said they would bolster their arguments in the final report, due within a few months, as requested by the board...
Baker was plainly eager to inspire a few miracles himself. Revived prospects for peace could bolster the floundering Bush re-election campaign. Baker has mentioned the idea of a late-summer parley in Washington to steal a jump on the next round of talks in Rome, expected no sooner than September. After that, the sessions may well relocate to Cairo, which Mubarak has offered as a future venue, if Syria will go along...
...Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, Japan's first regulatory agency for stock exchanges, and the news that Japanese Premier Kiichi Miyazawa would convene a special Cabinet session. The Nikkei resumed its steep downward slide Friday, however, after Finance Minister Tsutomu Hata said it would be difficult to bolster the market. Business leaders have urged the government to take steps to prop up the market. Miyazawa, however, is banking on a supplementary budget to stimulate the economy, but few economists believe the government alone can revive the market...