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...Human rights researchers at El Salvador's Central American University put the figure at 13,500. The Salvadoran Human Rights Commission claims that the real number is 16,267. Amnesty International, the highly respected international human rights organization, sent a telegram to President Reagan saying that "we cannot concur" with Washington's assessment that the Salvadoran government is beginning to control the excesses of its own armed forces. The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a 287-page report claiming that the Duarte government is responsible for "the great majority" of some 200 politically motivated murders a week...
That freedom undoubtedly keeps students happy--at least, the 80 percent for whom the lottery works. It forecloses, however, a potent option for the college to improve undergraduate life. Most administrators concur that any system that makes two Houses 3 percent Black and another 17 percent Black, a system that allows one House to have 45 percent varsity athletes while another has 4.7 percent is a far cry from the ideal House that would be a microcosm of the College. Reliance on the preferential lottery also builds up and reinforces House stereotypes, adds to the frustration of those sent...
...convincing Americans that a balanced budget is synonymous with fiscal responsibility and will help restore the nation to economic health. In the survey, 20% say balancing the budget is more important than anything else, while another 49% agree that it is important. Yet the public does not seem to concur with the President on how to achieve this goal. In keeping with their cautious attitude on defense issues, 46% say they would reduce military spending, if necessary, to balance the budget; 38% oppose any reduction in defense appropriations. Moreover, significant majorities approve of trying...
...budget and tax triumphs last spring were authentic astonishers. Only two weeks earlier, the House had voted against the $8.5 billion Saudi deal by a resounding 301 to 111. Reagan had let that vote go by default, concentrating on the Republican-controlled Senate, which would have to concur if the sale were to be defeated.? Yet even in the Senate, rejection also seemed likely. Two days before the vote, opponents counted 55 Senators committed to or leaning toward rejection. Reagan had to switch the votes of several Senators who had been publiclyproclaiming their opposition for months...
...maintenance, and the longer Harvard waits to slow the deterioration, the worse the problem grows. A study released last week--the second on the condition of the Houses in three years--stated that the College should double the money it spends each year on the buildings, and we heartily concur...