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...different historical sense, Deng replayed many aspects of the role of Chinese and Manchu statesmen during the waning years of China's last dynasty, the Qing, in the second half of the 19th century. Profoundly conscious of the advanced technological power of the West, these statesmen sought ways to graft elements of foreign technology and organizational skills onto their own economic and political infrastructure, so that they could achieve the delicate task of strengthening their country rather than undermining it from within. This selective and gradualist approach allowed China to keep at least a measure of faith that...
...true then, however, is not true now. First, the council, while far from perfect, now belongs to the students more than ever because of popular elections. Second, the presidency of Robert M. Hyman '98 and his accountability to the general student body through these elections has eliminated the graft of previous administrations. Third, electoral competition has helped to spur a competition among councillors for the most impressive records--this is a mechanism that allows the efforts of otherwise slimy politicos to be appropriated for the student interest...
...realm of honest graft, Clinton didn't do anything Bob Dole didn't do; he and his party just did it with the seal of the White House behind them. What does a $25,000 contribution to the Democratic National Committee mean? It will get an event with Al Gore at the vice-presidential mansion. Twice that amount gets a party of 10 people into the White House to see the President. And $100,000? That's a small dinner with the President at the Hay Adams Hotel just across from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...
...those obstacles were behind him last week, though, as he left the hospital. "To the naysayers who said I would never recover from this procedure, well, here I am," Getty told reporters. Still, his struggle is far from over. It will be several weeks before doctors know if the graft successfully took hold, and months before they can be sure that Getty's slowly strengthening immune system has accepted the foreign tissue permanently. Most doctors don't believe Getty has much chance of success. But considering the alternative, he doesn't have a thing to lose. --By Christine Gorman. Reported...
...office, but says he was following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who routinely used the slush fund to finance election campaigns, bribe opposition politicians and invest for personal profit. The real fallout could come if prosecutors discover that Kim Young-sam, elected in 1992 as an anti-graft crusader, accepted money from Roh. "Roh is like the Heidi Fleiss of Korean politics," says former Seoul bureau chief David Jackson. "There's no doubt that he could bring down quite a few political figures with what he knows. The big question is: will he take all the blame personally...