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...establishing direct contact with Arafat, Washington could help break the logjam blocking mutual recognition between the P.L.O. and Israel. Like most of its Western allies, the U.S. could have dealings with the organization without extending formal recognition. The prerequisites for such recognition, as well as for participation in full-fledged Middle East peace negotiations, should remain the same as they have been since 1975: no matter how painful it may be for Arafat to offer an unqualified acceptance of Israel's right to exist and to renounce all forms of terrorism, these are not unreasonable demands. If he proves unwilling...
Third, we need to streamline and speed the legal system. Unless we can break the logjam in our courts and prisons, any increase in crime (due to the social stress we will surely experience) may undermine the rule of law entirely. If we must sacrifice certain safeguards and privileges, it will be to retain our basic liberties...
Supporters are hoping that by moving the bill through the legislative process earlier this year, and starting that process in the Senate, that they can avoid the parliamentary maneuvers that led to the Lewis logjam...
WASHINGTON--The Democratic presidential candidates on yesterday found themselves stuck in a logjam of delegates that left none of them likely to lock up the party's nomination by the end of the primaries...
...must-win turned into a dustin', and pushed Harvard (4-1 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) into a second-place Ivy logjam with Cornell, Penn and Princeton, all a half game behind Brown (3-1 Ivy). The Bruins climbed to the Ivy peak with a 23-15 upset Saturday of previously undefeated Cornell...