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...well as preaching an end to violence between civilians and police. On campus, organizations sponsoring forum discussions instead of finger-pointing. Many public officials have called for better police training, and the former New York police commissioner has admitted that police brutality is a problem. Previously, administrators tried to curb police violence by educating inner-city students on the proper way to respond to an officer--hands in plain sight, make no sudden moves--but finally, reformers are focusing less on the inner city and setting their sights on the precincts...
...held a personal meeting last October with Hyundai executives from South Korea. According to U.S. diplomats, Kim finally realized that with his cold war benefactors gone, he has no choice but to open up to other countries for help in rescuing his devastated economy. Does this mean Pyongyang will curb its missile program, as the U.S. wants? Not yet. A senior North Korean delegation will visit Washington next month, and the missile negotiations "will be difficult," says a Clinton aide...
According to U.S. diplomats, Kim finally realized that with his cold war benefactors gone, he has no choice but to open up to other countries for help in rescuing his devastated economy. Does this mean Pyongyang will curb its missile program, as the U.S. wants? Not yet. A senior North Korean delegation will visit Washington next month, and the missile negotiations "will be difficult," says a Clinton aide...
...between its three rounds of voting for mayor, the council heard two hours of public testimony, deliberated for one hour on a "curb cut" on Kinnaird St. and unanimously approved a downzoning petition for the Linear Park area of North Cambridge...
...Well, there seems to be an attempt to curb violence in our culture, although were still a gun-toting country. And this is an outlet for violence that is safe and legal and a way to enjoy violence in a public arena, something we can't normally do since we don't have staged executions yet (though I imagine someday we will...