Word: leader
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...difficulties that lie ahead still loom large, given past obstacles, leaders at Harvard say. La O, Harvard's Puerto Rican students' association, and Raza, the University's Mexican-American organization, announced they have been negotiating with Harvard for more than a year to provide courses on Hispanic studies. According to La O leader Wendell C. Ocasio '90, La O even presented Harvard officials with the name of a professor at Puerto Rico University who could teach such a course...
Duarte's stand put him sharply at odds with Washington, which has staunchly backed the Salvadoran leader's efforts to end the nation's civil war. State Department spokesman Charles Redman said the F.M.L.N. offer was "worthy of serious and substantive consideration." Privately, State Department officials were enthusiastic, lauding the proposal as a fundamental shift in rebel policy that could signal a breakthrough...
...lasting achievements. Jimmy Carter turned the White House thermostat down to 65 degrees F. Ronald Reagan slapped a freeze on federal hiring. For Bush, the goal was to let Americans know that the new President, unlike his predecessor, is active and engaged. He phoned nearly two dozen foreign leaders, including Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, to thank them for their congratulatory notes. He gave Government employees two lectures about ethics -- something hardly anyone opposes -- implying that the store is now under stricter management. Bush also reversed Reagan's deaf-ear strategy for handling the press, inviting several reporters to dinner...
ASUNCION, Paraguay--The longest ruling leader in the Western Hemisphere was asked to leave the country yesterday after an army faction seized power in this capital of 90,000, according to a spokesperson for the opposition...
Wright has met with House Republican leader Bob Michel of Illinois to solicit his endorsement of the plan. There was no immediate GOP support, however, and Wright was joined at his news conference only by four other Democratic members...