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...Parisians were alarmed last Thursday when Paris police marched on the National Assembly demanding hazard pay for areas in which Algerian terrorists were active. France is a nation which never lets its history die, and the strike awoke fear of a right-wing Gaullist seizure of extra-legal power...
...changes in France’s government. The present parliamentary system has many fireworks but few explosions. Prosperity is increasing; the people, according to Hoffman, seem highly concerned over the length of paid holidays. For the Frenchman things are better than every, and the long-range fate of the nation in such circumstances is often a remote worry. As they say, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose.” The more things change in France the more they seem to stay the same...
...bear in mind we are playing incredibly strong teams. This is all making us stronger.” Against No. 1 Northwestern, the Crimson fell 6-1 after junior Beier Ko earned the only point with a straight set victory over the No. 6 singles player in the nation. Ko, who went 10-8 to lead Harvard in winning percentage on the season, finished the year ranked No. 93 in the nation. She was named to the All-Ivy First Team in singles and was an All-Ivy Honorable Mention in doubles with freshman partner Samantha Rosekrans. The junior...
...Tuesday night in Montana, the last Democratic primary in the nation ends, one hour after the polls close in South Dakota. The fourth-largest state in terms of area (but with fewer than one million people and only three electoral votes) was long accustomed to being flown over by presidential candidates. But this year, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are working hard to pick up a majority of the 17 delegates apportioned by primary voters, plus eventual endorsements from eight independent superdelegates...
...hailed both as Argentina's "New Evita" and "The Latin Hillary" won the elections with 45% of the vote, easily outpacing the other 13 candidates. But now, old ghosts from Argentina's troubled 1970s and '80s - inflation, class conflict and the threat of coups - have returned. City streets and national highways have become the stage for the kind of unrest that seemed unthinkable when Cristina succeeded to the office vacated by her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner, who instead of seeking a second term after one of the most succesful presidencies in Argentina's history, turned over the reins...