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...language that surrounded the vigorous lobbying and ultimate defeat of the resolution speak to a general world view that dominates China's perspective on the West and speaks frighteningly clearly to future prospects for civil freedoms in Hong Kong. Dismissing the accusations against its human rights record as Western impudence, Wu argued in a speech to many in the U.N. that the Chinese had absolutely no human rights to speak of before the Communist takeover in 1949. Somehow, that was supposed to exonerate China of its violent actions ever since. Finally, Wu stated that China had followed its own course...
...loss at Brown is not the team's only defeat this year, nor is it even the largest one. But Harvard (3-5, 0-3 Ivy) truly believed that it could win this one and get back in the Ivy league race...
...defeat is Harvard's fifth in a row after three victories to open the season before spring break. This loss, however, was different than its predecessors in that the defense broke down as much as the other parts of the team...
...Harvard baseball team scored six times in the ninth inning and pounded out 14 hits yesterday to defeat Boston College B.C.), 14-7, at Chestnut Hill...
...proposal was something of a defeat for the council's liberal majority. The higher exemption means less money for affordable housing, but failed to get the approval of the Independent councillors, including Timothy J. Toomey, who is also a state representative...