Word: grant
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President Clinton's controversial decision to grant clemency to 16 Puerto Rican prisoners this summer has left few people satisfied. Opponents of the offer have condemned it as a sign to the rest of the world that the United States is soft on terrorism, mocked it as a political ploy designed to win Puerto Rican votes in Hillary Rodham Clinton's upcoming Senate run in New York and labeled it an affront to the integrity of the American justice system. Meanwhile, many supporters of clemency were displeased with the conditions attached to it, which they considered excessive, and angered...
Student groups that have received funding from RUS say they too would be more comfortable knowing students have had a hand in their grant...
Chao says the merger will hit WISHR's finances particularly hard because the group has traditionally received a $600 grant from Radcliffe College, in addition to its RUS funds...
...group, which sponsors speakers and conferences, will apply to the Trust to make up these funds too. Yet Chao worries that WISHR might need to tailor its programming to fit the goals of the grant committee...
Green says she generally tries to grant studios' requests. However, she says the University is wary of appearing to endorse commercial shows or movies...