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...Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra made the rounds in New York City last week during an eight-day visit to the U.S., it was easy to forget that he is the man who just a month ago called Ronald Reagan "a new Hitler." Instead, the seasoned comandante played the polished politician, while he embarked on a campaign to win American hearts and minds. During meetings with political, church and press groups, he answered questions with some candor, trying, though not always successfully, to steer clear of revolutionary jargon. Appearing before the United Nations Security Council, he appealed for U.N. endorsement...
...million worth of air and sea missiles. The White House last week sent formal notice of the sale to Congress, and now faces an uphill battle to head off expected disapproval of the deal. For his part, * Bush last week stressed Washington's commitment to Saudi Arabia during his eight-day tour of the gulf region. The Vice President repeated the Administration's determination to maintain the free movement of oil and proclaimed that the U.S. does "not want to see Iranian expansion result in a change in the balance of power in this area...
Eighteen Boston University students yesterday continued an eight-day hunger strike protesting the school's $19 million investment in companies doing business in South Africa...
...eight-day holiday, which began Saturday at sunset, has illuminated the campus with parties, dances, performances--and candles. Each evening, the symbolic candles are kindled at Hillel and at many of the Houses in honor of the festival of lights...
...contrast in tone was a recurring feature of Alfonsin's eight-day journey to the U.S., which included his first state visit to Washington since he took office in December 1983. For the White House, welcoming the Argentine President was a chance to salute the hemisphere's democratic transformation, of which Alfonsin, whose election ended nearly eight years of often brutal military dictatorship, is an apt illustration. It was also an opportunity to salve wounds left by U.S. support for Argentina's enemy, Britain, during the 1982 war over the Falkland Islands, which the Argentines call Las Malvinas...