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Some of his recent decisions at the Court of Appeals highlight his distaste for what he calls the "imperial judiciary" and his abiding belief in Executive over Legislative power. Scalia was the probable author of the unsigned opinion striking down a key provision of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget-balancing law on the ground that the Comptroller General, responsible for implementing its trigger mechanism, is not under the executive branch of Government. An unwavering apostle of judicial restraint, he may give pause to conservatives seeking a more activist judicial agenda. As he wrote last year: conservatives "must decide whether they...
...transition was managed peacefully--the previous three Afghan leaders had been killed during transfers of power --Soviet tanks took up positions in the hills outside Kabul, and armored units patrolled the city to prevent a violent backlash from Karmal loyalists. The leadership change seems to have been timed to highlight a major Soviet military offensive in the eastern part of the country and coincide with the opening of the seventh and last round of the Afghan-Pakistani peace talks in Geneva...
Radcliffe boats joined women's crews from across the east in the annual highlight of the racing season, competing in several divisions on the 1950-meter course...
This week's postponement follows the breakdownlast semester of an SPA plan to bring the TalkingHeads to Harvard Stadium. The SPA had hoped theHeads concert would be the highlight of anentertainment-filled Spring Weekend...
...reception culminated a day of events jointly sponsored by the Harvard Foundation, a University office which seeks to improve race relations, and American Indians at Harvard-Radcliffe. It was designed to highlight the artist's "prominence, excellence and innovative expression in American art," said Harvard Foundation official Antoinette M. Riley...