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...France the Euro-polls were supposed to sort things out for next year's race for a successor Socialist President Francois Mitterrand. On the left, a good showing from the Socialists led by former Prime Minister Michel Rocard, 63, would have sealed his claim as the "natural candidate." But they were humiliated with only 14.5% of the vote, their worst showing in 25 years, throwing the race for the party's nomination wide open. Possible wild cards include former Culture Minister Jack Lang and former Health Minister Bernard Kouchner...
That prospect must surely unsettle the Haitian regime, troubled by its own internal feuds. Haitians were shocked last week when the brother of powerful police chief Michel Francois went on the radio in the Dominican Republic to call for the resignation of military boss Lieut. General Raoul Cedras. While Francois quickly disavowed his brother's statement as "offensive and inopportune," the police chief's associates confirmed a growing rift between the two junta leaders...
...Back from the Dead: Fretting about the quality of Harvard's recruits, knowing that gaping holes they must fill? Just remember that this year's title chase came off without two key contributors of year ago: Michel Breistroff and Brad Konik...
...would switch from opposing the ban on assault weapons to favoring it. His change of heart may have made the last-minute surprise victory for the ban a certainty. His maneuver brought along many of the 38 Republicans who voted with the Democratic majority, including minority leader Bob Michel...
...second course would distinguish between goods produced by private and , state-run enterprises. Privately made Chinese products would enjoy MFN; the rest wouldn't. "Sounds good, but it's hard to see it working," says Michel Oksenberg, who was Jimmy Carter's top China hand. "The Chinese have an infinite genius for changing labels. And what would happen to the investments of those U.S. firms involved in joint ventures only partially owned by the state, or to products made privately with components supplied by government concerns...