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...front of this year's federal income tax forms, the Internal Revenue Service printed a letter to taxpayers apologizing for foul-ups that delayed millions of refunds in 1985. About 16,000 taxpayers still have not received their checks...
...embarrassing foul-up, however, was no laughing matter for the Reagan Administration. It is highly irregular for the White House to break the news that a foreign government has fallen, and virtually unheard of when the affected country is a U.S. ally. To compound that anomaly by issuing a report that was incorrect as well may be unprecedented. During the afternoon, when Duvalier was reported to have been seen riding through the streets of Port-au- Prince, Haiti's capital, the seriousness of the diplomatic gaffe gave way to a spirited round of pass-the-buck...
...only is Harvard's decision-making process often paternalistic, it is also frequently ineffective. The recent controversy surrounding Harvard's South African Internship Program highlights the University's institutional and hierarchical arrogance. But the Internship Program fiasco is only one in a long line of decision-making blunders--foul-ups that have embarrassed Harvard and exposed the ruthless corporate attitude underlying Harvard's liberal veneer...
Also, last year's Crimson team set a new Harvard single-season record by shooting 60 percent from the foul line. Through their first 14 contests this season, the cagers are shooting at a 70 percent clip...
Hayes took a pass from Keffer, dribbled towards the baseline, pulled up, popped from ten feet, and drew the foul. The ball obligingly went through the hoop...