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...cleared on all charges, is freed from the legal distraction and expense it has faced since the suit was filed in early...
...former Cabinet officials and Mohammed Heikal, a former editor of the daily Al Ahram. In an extraordinary gesture, Mubarak had them brought directly from prison to the presidential palace to meet with him. Said Heikal afterward: "This is a great thing. It is the first time a President receives freed political prisoners and talks to them...
...atmosphere in the Pretoria courtroom last week was hardly serious. The five defendants, decked out in colorful beach shirts and khakis, smiled and waved to security policemen as they appeared briefly in the dock to be freed on bail. They had good reason to be happy. Despite international anger, the South African government opted to deal lightly, almost casually, with their crime: the hijacking of an Air India jetliner the previous week, after an abortive attempt to overthrow the socialist government of Seychelles...
...endow 15 junior faculty positions is all the more important. The non-tenured associate professorships will keep young scholars in the academic professions when funding is particularly difficult for them to obtain. While the gift does not of itself create new positions, the Faculty should consider using the money freed up by the endowments to enlarge research opportunities for junior faculty. And in choosing scholars to benefit from increased research funding, the University should keep in mind its stated commitment to affirmative action...
...responsibility system is a triumph for material incentives. Only a few years ago, even raising chickens or pigs privately was ruthlessly condemned as an example of "taking the capitalist road." Today families can decide for themselves how best to farm their land, and some family members have been freed for other cash-producing activities. In the Jun Tan brigade Carpenter Liu Zhangying, 34, receives $212 a year building furniture. He explains: "Before, I had to hand over more than half of my carpentry income in order to get the work points I needed for my grain ration...