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...Frase expressed confidence that FAIR would prevail. “We relied from the outset on established Supreme Court precedent that supported our arguments, and we’re just looking forward to seeing our strategy come to fruition,” she said...
...Hartwick dominated from the outset, speeding away for a 14-5 win. The loss sent the Crimson to the third-place game against Connecticut College, and Harvard extended its season record against the Camels to 3-0 with...
...From the outset, the government of President Belisario Betancur Cuartas refused to negotiate. Within minutes of the takeover, Bolvar Plaza was teeming with soldiers and police. Armored cars arrived with sirens blaring. The Colombian army and paramilitary police units responded with a fury that the newspaper El Tiempo called "the most spectacular counter-guerrilla operation in contemporary times." Said one journalist who was at the scene: "It was total...
...From the outset, the showdown threatened to topple Israel's 14-month-old "national unity" government. The crisis began early in the week when Israeli Minister for Industry and Trade Ariel Sharon publicly accused Prime Minister Shimon Peres of "unparalleled cynicism" in his handling of secret Middle East peace negotiations. Two days later Peres struck back. His ultimatum: Sharon would either have to apologize for the verbal assault or face dismissal, a move that would almost certainly dissolve the coalition government and probably force new elections. Sharon testily countered by offering up a brief "apology." Enraged, Peres dismissed the gesture...
Hyman also said that the Joint Committee on Inspections, a monitoring board made up of members of the Corporation and the Board of Overseers and led by Corporation Senior Fellow James R. Houghton ’58, had some reservations about the grant from the outset...