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...shock and anger following the terrorist attack has also resulted in calls to lift the longstanding American policy against state-sponsored covert assassinations. A ban on covert assassinations of foreign leaders was first imposed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, and an executive order signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 prohibits direct or indirect involvement in assassinations...
...least, we cannot say that this is a turning point, because we do not know what we are turning toward. All that we can say is that it is a moment of truth, a moment when certain things become clear, when the illusions and prejudices that cloud our gazes lift ever-so-briefly, to reveal the reality beyond...
Freshman Alisha Moran scored her first collegiate goal to lift the Crimson (1-1) to its first victory of the season in a 1-0 thriller over Central Connecticut State...
...going to show this year and then again next year." This Friday retail sales figures for August will be released, providing the first sign of whether the $27.8 billion that has been distributed in tax rebates has given the economy a jolt. Aides also hope that a lift will come in January, when tax rates will each be reduced 1% and the child tax credit will be raised to $600. The cumulative effect, the Administration promises, is that the economy will turn around by December or early...
...various surveys support violence against Israel and oppose cease-fire agreements, and a year of clashes has substantially weakened Arafat's political control in the West Bank and Gaza. Thus Arafat's insistence that to meet with Peres they need an Israeli commitment to implement the Mitchell proposals, to lift the closure of Palestinian territories and to reopen Orient House, the Palestinians' unofficial headquarters in East Jerusalem. And he's unlikely to get those commitments from Peres and Sharon...