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...third time this year, Harvard had to contend with artificial turf--with mixed results...
...least that's what the incumbents are saying; challengers contend that city voters are calling for some radical departures from past housing laws, city services, and the overall liberal agenda...
Along the crowded counters of Bi-Rite Photo in midtown Manhattan, bargain hunters contend not only with the usual bewildering selection of cameras and lenses but also with a choice of prices for the same item. The popular Nikon FE-2 camera, for example, costs either $279.50 or $239.50. What's the difference? Top dollar buys a camera backed by an authorized U.S. Nikon distributor. For the lower price, a buyer gets the same machine but with only Bi-Rite's guarantee...
Many gray-market retailers, including 47 St. Photo, contend that they are sharing with American consumers the benefits of the dollar's purchasing power abroad. Despite its recent downturn, the dollar is still worth 19% more against many foreign currencies than it averaged from 1980 to 1982. That should mean cheaper imports in the U.S., but many American distributors have decided to pocket the profits rather than lower their prices. Yves Saint Laurent's Opium perfume, for example, has climbed from $135 an oz. in 1980 to $165 an oz. today, although the cost of the perfume to the importer...
...issue, the National Interest makes three assumptions: the primary purpose of U.S. foreign policy must be to defend the national interests of the U.S.; international politics remains power politics; and the Soviet Union represents the single greatest threat to America's interests. Two decades ago, the journal's editors contend, those statements were considered truisms, but today they have become almost exclusively conservative beliefs...