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...soldiers at least gave the Haitians the chance to get some practice with their new institutions. Probably the biggest reason for the lack of violence was Aristide himself. The concerns about his leftist opinions and volatile personality, which have long jangled nerves in Washington, have so far proved groundless as he preached reconciliation. He also displayed every intention of keeping his promise to step down when his term ends in December. It appears that his party, the Lavalas Political Organization, won the election in a landslide, but results may not be known for weeks...
...addition, Walsh threatened to counter-sue,charging Evers with public dissemination ofobscene material. A clerk magistrate in thedistrict court found that charge groundless, butgranted Evers' civilian complaint, beginning theprocess leading to today's trial
...justification of secession in the modern era. Unfortunately, such eloquence and reason are rarely to be seen nowadays, especially among those who would wrest Quebec from Canada. Just north of the border, an elaborate campaign is being waged to coax Quebec to sovereignty. It is poorly conceived, desperate and groundless. Thank God Quebecers are smart enough to see right through...
...published Thursday. The suit, Stern says, seeks $1 billion in damages for exposure to chemical weapons they believe left them with "Gulf War Syndrome," a mysterious collection of symptoms that includes chronic fatigue, headaches, rashes and painful limbs. Some of the German companies today called the suit groundless; no German firm has ever acknowledged selling Hussein materials that were used to make chemical weapons. TIME Defense correspondent Mark Thompson says the vets will have a tough time proving any cause-and-effect in court when the Pentagon itself believes the illnesses have no single cause. Still, Thompson adds, Germany...
Guards have accused Dowling for years of favoritism and even racial discrimination in shift assignments, on-the-job treatment and overtime pay, but Dowling has denied the charges and a University-sanctioned investigation last year found them groundless...