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Until recently, demonstrations for the return of communism rarely attracted more than 100 people, but soaring inflation brought on by price liberalization has swelled the ranks of the disgruntled. Nevertheless, communism is so discredited that most observers dismiss the likelihood of a red revival...
...morning after Clinton appeared on ABC's Nightline to talk about his Vietnam draft status, a morning when the letter was front-page news across New Hampshire, Clinton took five questions from an audience in Concord. The topics were college scholarships, day care, public education, Japan bashing and the likelihood of a tax increase...
Mexico and Thailand have announced that they would like to phase out CFCs on the same timetable as the developed nations. One factor spurring them on may be the likelihood that exports not meeting strict ozone-friendly standards could soon face international sanctions. But there is also grass-roots pressure in some developing countries. In Mexico, for example, consumer complaints persuaded local manufacturers that it was time to begin removing CFCs from aerosol products. The changeover happened so quickly that when one company ran out of labels saying THIS IS A CFC-FREE PRODUCT, store managers rejected the shipment, knowing...
...council's academics committee has recently launched an attempt to increase the likelihood of student-faculty interaction in the houses...
...just when things seemed bad enough, Patrick J. Buchanan, darling of the right wing, entered the fray. Suddenly, Bush faced the growing likelihood of an early retirement...