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The transformation was largely complete by the mid-'70s. But by then, under the twin prods of hard times and rising unemployment, the immigrant question had become a political issue. Responding to pressure from their voters, governments placed heavy restrictions on new immigration. Too late. A new, alien and...
...month that sent jitters through the ranks of state and environmental officials in coastal areas. By a 5-to-4 vote, the tribunal ruled that the Federal Government can ignore the objections of affected states at the time the Interior Department offers oil-or gas-drilling leases on the continental shelf, the sloping underwater strip of land at a continent's edge. The Federal Government has traditionally controlled all drilling on the shelf beyond three miles, except off Texas and Florida, which maintain a ten-mile jurisdiction.-The decision, written by Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, involves...
Before the white man set foot in the New World, wolves roamed freely across what would become the U.S., preying on the great herds of deer, elk and bison. The Indians were so in awe of this skilled predator that many tribes incorporated the wolf in such rituals as ceremonial...
Though the Organization of African Unity is torn by internal dissension, joint economic efforts on the continent are under way. Kenya, Uganda and
The blackouts have spurred stinging broadsides from the press and public about government mismanagement. More important, they are causing concern that after two decades of prosperity, the Ivory Coast is lapsing into the kind of decay that has plagued so much of the continent. That worry seems to be exaggerated...