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Supporters of TV Marti, the foremost of whom are Cuban emigres, recall that when its precursor, Radio Marti, began operating five years ago, Castro made similar threats. He interfered briefly with U.S. radio transmissions, but relented when it became clear that the programming was not anticommunist invective but entertainment mixed with balanced news, the same formula planned for the TV channel. He also abrogated an immigration accord with the U.S. but restored it two years later...
First and foremost is the formidable task of managing Reardon's pride and joy--Harvard's massive athletic department. With the most varsity teams in the country (40), an extensive intramural program, including undergraduate and graduate students and negligible space for expansion, there is potential for conflict over limited resources...
...guarantee to Chinese students that they would not be forced to leave the U.S. Although Bush has the power to rescind the executive order, he would never use that authority while there is danger waiting for the students in China. Concern for the Chinese strudents and their families is foremost in the President's mind...
...Kashmiris' foremost grievance is that they have been cheated of democracy by New Delhi. State elections have rarely had even the appearance of honesty; the militants greatly escalated their fight after the 1987 balloting was blatantly rigged in favor of candidates backed by the Congress (I) Party. Many Kashmiris insist that New Delhi is bound by 1948-49 U.N. Security Council resolutions calling for the people of Kashmir to choose their future in a plebiscite; like the administration before it, Singh's government has ruled that...
...initial concern is to serve the political and social interests of our constituents: students who are here at Harvard first and foremost to pursue knowledge. Contrary to the stereotype some hold of Harvard, we are certainly not a majority on campus; even though most students here do try to keep up their grades, there is but a minority for whom the actual pursuit of knowledge is their top priority during their years here...