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...slightly over a year, Portman and his fellow students will have their Masters in Public Policy (MPP) from the Kennedy School of Government. But for now, they must contend with one of the most difficult first-year requirements: econometrics. The routine starts when a section leader--a second-year student--puts up announcements about review sections and problem sets on the board, and students use the time to catch up on weekend news...
There is no black and white in EI Salvador. The communists aren't evil, as this Administration maintains. Nor are they, on their own,la solucion. as some liberals contend. But our present action in EI Salvador is of a much darker shade of gray than it need be, U.S. guns continue to take too many Salvadoran lives, our military involvement escalates daily and no progress is being made. In short, the momentum still carries everyone in the wrong direction...
...racism that clung to the primary battle has raised nervous speculation about the city's chances. The weekend before the election, Cook County Democratic Chairman Edward R. Vrdolyak allegedly announced to white precinct leaders on the city's Northwest side that the primary had become "a racial thing" and contended that it was a battle between Byrne and Washington. "I'm calling on you to save your city, to save your precinct," he was quoted as saying. Nor had the Democratic organization rallied around Washington, mainly because of opposition in many of the city's white neighborhoods to electing...
...bizarre case began on Jan. 25. That night, prosecutors contend, Anthony Bruno, the 20-year-old boyfriend of Toto's 17-year-old daughter Elizabeth, crept into Toto's bedroom, located the .25-cal. gun that Toto kept near his bed and fired a bullet into his head. Toto was grievously but not fatally wounded...
...them millions of dollars in bookkeeping costs. New York's Manufacturers Hanover, for instance, figures the initial expense at $3 million. Smaller banks, which have fought the hardest for repeal, say their cost per account would be higher because they have fewer depositors to share the expenses. Bankers contend that only a fraction of the outlay can be recovered on the "float," the interest banks can collect on withheld funds before the money is passed along...