Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only conflict between legitimized candidates smolders but rarely flames between Joe Kennedy, a "moderate," and the two "progressive" Democratic runners-up, who fault Kennedy for his ambiguous stance on issues such as Central America, South Africa, the death penalty, and abortion...
...Rubin's request, ordering him to proceed with the case. The judge cited the lapse of time since the commission of the crime, the inconvenience to witnesses, Sanborn's rejection of three previous court-appointed defenders and the possibility that "any new counsel will be confronted with the same conflict...
Although the irresolvable nature of Rubin's conflict elicits sympathy in the legal community, some colleagues fault the Miami lawyer for what they regard as his strident insistence on pulling out of the case and disobeying judges. William Surowiec, one of Sanborn's previous lawyers, wonders if the courts could have taken any other position. "What if a person, in an effort to continuously avoid going on trial when the trial date approaches, puts the lawyer in this situation?" he asks. "You would have a defendant who could manipulate the system by doing this to one attorney after another." Henry...
...hopes of resolving the conflict between conservationists and local interests, the Park Service has endorsed the idea of creating a tallgrass "preserve" instead of a prairie park. That way, limited cattle grazing, hunting and oil drilling would still be permitted. The Government also plans to acquire land for the preserve only from willing sellers. Even so, the Indians remain wary. "Any act creating the preserve can later be amended," says Attorney Ralph Adkisson, a member of the Osage tribal council. "There will be pressures later for limiting any economic activity in the preserve...
Among Tsang's musical role models isworld-renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma '76. Ma wasoriginally slated to perform at Harvard's upcoming350th anniversary celebration, but cancelledbecause of a scheduling conflict. Event organizerssaid they would consider Tsang as a possiblereplacement...