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...relations in Britain are not as bad as they are on the Continent. "There, blacks are seen as second-class citizens with few rights or none at all," says Bernie Grant, one of four black Labour Members of Parliament. "In Britain, most black people are citizens." And they can muster some political weight. More than 500 elected members of local city and town councils are black. Nevertheless, the tabloids keep whipping up their working-class readers with improbable tales of immigrants living in luxury at taxpayer expense. In fact, says David Dibosa of the Greater London Action for Racial Equality...
...matter what happens, Saddam Hussein has already become the most significant player on the world environmental scene in 1991. At a time when nations are trying to muster the will to control greenhouse gases and thus reduce the threat of global climate change, Saddam's eco-terrorism raised the amount of carbon dioxide that humans are pumping into the atmosphere by up to 2%. Kuwait's fires are putting out as much CO2 as all the cars, homes and industries of France. While these emissions will stop when the fires are put out, the gas will remain aloft...
Carey's hit capped what had turned into a very long afternoon for the Crimson. Harvard, which entered Saturday's games with an unprecedented .360 team batting average, was able to muster only one run off Dartmouth hurler Bob Bennett in the opener. That run, a long home run by Mike Giardi to lead off the second inning, was almost enough, thanks to the outstanding pitching of junior Sean Johnston...
Harvard was not able to muster the same amount of offense in the finale, but Stonehill was stone cold. Crimson sophomore Christine Carr tossed a shutout victory, giving up only four hits...
...problem is that in marshaling her case against the former First Lady, Kelley's book is so slanted that its credibility is called into question at every turn. She uses a variety of techniques that would not pass muster with most reputable news organizations. Some examples...