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...mills are licensed companies with names that sound like real colleges, and for a fee they will sell virtually any type of degree to job seekers wishing to bolster their credentials...
...past two weeks, however, the Administration realized that the Lebanese Army must somehow be given a stronger hand in order to bolster the Gemayel government. Last week, while sticking to the pretense that its ultimate aim was to protect the lives of U.S. military personnel on the ground, the Administration ordered the naval guns to attack Druze positions around Suq al Gharb. In so doing, the U.S. provided crucial help to the embattled Lebanese Army...
They could have set next year's state allocation of student aid. They could have drawn up a plan to bolster the quality of secondary school education. They could have settled once and for all the sticky problem of universities and their tax-exempt status...
...Chicago Tribune reported that a news director at the city's ABC owned and operated station hall instructed his staff to pay close attention to USA Today for possible stories. The implication was clear: WLS-TV was looking for a new influx of light, superficial stories to bolster its sagging ratings. Several years ago, the station had pioneered the so-called "happy talk" style of local news featuring the likes of the ever-smiling and recently fired Good Morning, America weatherman John Coleman. But the item so angered the news director that the column subsequently reported that he had told...
...trial drew capacity crowds, including families of the accused, Air Force and Army officers and observers from the U.S. and British embassies. In arguments before Dumbutshena, who is Zimbabwe's first black judge, the government prosecutor used signed confessions from the defendants to bolster claims that the men were recruited for the attack by South African agents. According to the prosecution, one officer admitted the bombing was intended to bring about the fall of Mugabe's government...