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...international ostracism and punitive measures on the one hand and our right to defend ourselves against terrorism, then we have no choice. If the U.S., Europe or the rest of the world feels this country ought to be punished for protecting its citizens, a right that you as Americans insist upon, then we say, and not in a challenging way, but with sadness and reluctance, "Go ahead. Just go ahead. We have no choice...
While 350th organizers insist they have no reason to believe that Reagan objected to the degree decision, the circumstances surrounding the President's rejection of Harvard's invitation suggest otherwise...
...350th, for all its hoopla, will not match the grandeur and extravagance of the 300th, organizers insist. "We won't blow our trumpet quite as hard," says Burr...
Though parents pay the bills, precocious youngsters often insist on making decisions in matters of taste and style. Partly because of their exposure to TV and music videos, retailers say, the kiddies can be adamant about what is and is not in vogue. Notes Susanna Hart, manager of Little Me in suburban Atlanta: "The child comes in and says, 'This is what I want. I won't wear anything else.' These are very opinionated children...
While national security concerns are often taken into account on sensitive stories, news editors insist that the final decision on what to publish must be their own. Casey has contacted the Post six times in the past year with objections to specific articles, according to Post editors, and in one case the paper killed the story. Others argue that Casey's campaign is misdirected. "The public has the idea that the press is constantly breaking secrets," says A.M. Rosenthal, executive editor of the New York Times. "The reality is that it is the U.S. Government and U.S. officials...