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...Pakistan a democratic change of power may be in the making. Opposition Politician Benazir Bhutto, 32, returned from exile last month to confront the country's military ruler, President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq. Nine years ago, Zia seized power from Benazir's father, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and two years later allowed Bhutto to be executed following his conviction on charges of conspiracy to murder an opposition politician. Benazir quickly demonstrated that she possesses her father's courage and political flair, as well as his headstrong nature. Pakistanis rallied to her by the hundreds of thousands. The next move...
...relation to University President Derek C. Bok, agreed to meet with the activists after 70 studentsattempted several weeks ago to confront her at theWestboro offices of the New England ElectricSystems, of which she is chairman and director...
...campaign for the presidency, a largely ceremonial post, was the most bitter in Austria's post-World War II history. It forced Austrians to confront their part in the actions of Hitler's Germany during World War II and again raised the issue of anti-Semitism...
...outcome of this disenfranchisement [from decision-making] is that the student body is led to confront the Administration outside of the existing ineffectual channels in direct actions," the group wrote...
...whether they intended to kill Gaddafi with a well-aimed bomb. For one thing, acknowledging such an attempt could provoke a political fire storm. But more important, the idea of killing a leader raises difficult legal and moral issues, issues that the Administration seems unwilling and unready to confront publicly...