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...Kong will not be the only locus of ideas and accomplishments that threaten the communists' hold on power. The erosion of the old ideology has led to an astonishing amount of de facto independence in economic activity, in political activity. Because of the reforms the authorities themselves set in motion, says Fang Jing, a Beijing schoolteacher, "we have opened the door to change. You can't keep new ideas out, and you can't slam the door shut again." The very inequalities unleashed in the sprawling nation, says Wang Shi, will keep pushing development forward as each town or region...
However, the road to the death chamber may be long, with many potential twists and turns. Sources close to McVeigh's defense have told TIME that his lawyers will file a motion for a new trial with Judge Richard Matsch in Denver, citing Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. While the full details of the motion are still under discussion, the sources say it will be filed by July 7. It will argue that Judge Matsch may have committed several errors, including not allowing the defense to depose witnesses in the Philippines who would point...
...motion, if it is granted, will provide a new trial for McVeigh. But if Matsch rejects the motion, McVeigh's chief attorney, Stephen Jones, can also appeal the sentence and the conviction to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The Court of Appeals, unlike the Supreme Court, cannot choose to ignore a request for an appeal...
However, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Mary M. Gaylord, who also seconded Nagy's motion, said more substantive reform is needed...
...coalition succeeded in convincing student representatives from six of the colleges in the Ivy League to encourage their schools to withhold information. Brown's abstained from the vote, and Harvard's rejected the motion because of problems with the bill's wording, according to Undergraduate Council representative Olivia Verma...