Word: effort
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Clinton Administration is counting on the press to do what the U.S. government has been unable to do for decades: bring down Fidel Castro. As part of its continuing effort to flood Cuba with information, and spur democratic reforms in the process, the Administration is set to allow the U.S. press to set up news bureaus in the country for the first time since the 1960s. CNN will be the first to begin reporting on a full-time basis from Cuba. So far it is the only one of 10 applicants that Castro's government has approved...
...vote accurately reflected the wishes of Windsor employees. Threats to close stores are not part of what made Wal-Mart "the most popular retailer on planet earth," maintains Gould. Maybe, but not having to battle with union demands for salary hikes certainly didn't hurt either. In an effort to keep the union drive from spreading to other Canadian stores, Wal-Mart is considering an appeal. Meanwhile, pro-union employees, slated to be represented by United Steelworkers, milled around Wednesday in a state of shock over their surprise victory. The Wal-Mart union will have 60 days...
...effort to gauge undergraduate opinion, the administration plans to distribute a survey to students to get ideas for the under used space...
Once again, Harvard will not shave in its meet against Penn. The razors will not be broken out until the Crimson shaves and tapers for the Eastern Championships. If the rest of the season is any indication, this effort will not go unrewarded...
...standards of last year's high-rolling presidential race, Donna Shalala's appearance at a Democratic dinner for business executives seemed like just another effort to lend star quality to one of Bill Clinton's ambitious fund-raising ventures. But to Alan Solomont, a Massachusetts nursing-home mogul who was host to the June 3 event in Washington, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shone brightest of all. A few weeks before the dinner, Solomont had visited Shalala with a team of lobbyists to press for less stringent enforcement of nursing-home regulations. Solomont, a leading Democratic fund raiser...