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...burn the whole forest down." To that end, Robb will travel the country this summer in his green van with his boys and a loudspeaker system, a regular racist road show, holding rallies from Georgia to Colorado. He will probably draw more protesters, TV crews and publicity, which will bolster his membership, increase his profits and, of course, foment hatred and violence. Whether the Klan wears a hood and a robe or a business suit, its message is unchanged...
...Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle, assistant dean for race relations and minority affairs, said Epps will primarily serve to bolster the ongoing work of the two offices...
...European nations and Japan have been hailed as summit heroes for their willingness to support its agreements, but they will have to bolster their declared commitment to reducing greenhouse gases with realistic programs. For instance, part of Japan's strategy to stabilize CO2 emissions calls for building 20 nuclear power plants by the year 2000 and 40 by 2010. It stretches credibility to assume that Japanese citizens, already worried about nuclear risks, will agree to this massive initiative in their crowded communities. Similarly, countries like Italy have found an easy way to meet targets of greenhouse emissions by buying power...
...Independent councillors believe it is more a question of political retribution. The CCA is engaging in its own brand of political favoritism, they maintain. And some Independents allege that the liberal councilors are looking to bolster their power with fundamental changes in the city's form of government...
Precisely the problem, say farmers in Europe. They like the quotas and tariffs provided by their governments to bolster their incomes. And they fear the monetary loss the Uruguay Round would bring about in order to give foreign products a fair shake. The E.C. doled out $45 billion in subsidies last year, $4,100 a farmer, even though farming generated a tiny 3.5% of European output. Despite seeking their own, albeit smaller, subsidies from Washington, American farmers resent the E.C.'s largesse and threaten to fight any GATT treaty that fails to curb...