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...Globe also said BU was involved in a domestic propaganda effort. Maitre in 1983 produced a documentary on the Nicaraguan freedom fighters, portions of which were aired in the U.S. to bolster support for contra...
...veto. The pattern for the final two years of the lame-duck President's term was set: in almost contemptuous defiance of vetoes and threats, Congress enacted expensive measures to improve highways and mass transit, mandate 60- day notification of plant closings and layoffs, provide help to the homeless, bolster elementary and secondary education, and provide protection against catastrophic illness...
...Olympics were seen as the best vehicle to bolster the then-third place network's sagging Nielsen ratings, in the same way that gold medals made superstars out of Bruce Jenner, Dorothy Hamill and Mary Lou Retton. Instead, the network had to cash in on insurance coverage to cover its loss...
...administration did react to new student 'groups--by forming committees to respond to them. The minority student report spurred administrators to appoint a panel to bolster recruitment efforts. The University also formed a committee to address gay right issues...
...dilemma was evident in last November's revelation that Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison '62 had attempted to swap a $500,000 gift in exchange for University Officer status. The K-School, with only a small pool of alumni but ever-expanding programs, badly needed the money to bolster the school's loan forgiveness program. Administrators let the demands of fundraising overshadow Harvard's ethical guidlines...