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Nelson Mandela's legacy to the South African nation is secure. He will forever be remembered as a patriot, as a stalwart veteran of the liberation struggle, and as a remarkable visionary in the fight against racism. These speeches are essential reading for historians, activists and followers of the anti-apartheid movement. They chart four years in the life of a man capable of immense self-sacrifice in service of his principles, whose power and importance will be felt long after he is gone. At the April 1993 funeral of slain ANC veteran Chris Hani, Mandela delivered what surely...
...nuclear materials for peaceful purposes, now that the IAEA surveillance equipment installed at the nuclear sites has run out of film and battery power. Pentagon officials caused jitters in Pyongyang by telling reporters they were weighing plans to reinforce the 37,000 American soldiers stationed in the South, deploy Patriot antimissile batteries or dispatch some aircraft carriers to bolster Seoul's army. "We are responsibly thinking about every conceivable thing that could happen, bad and good," said Clinton, after a briefing by Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and other senior defense officials...
...Yeah, so the men's basketball team led defending Patriot League champions Holy Cross by 21 points in the second half on Tuesday...
...Harvard men's basketball team traveled to Worcester, Mass., last night for a game against defending Patriot League champions and NCAA tournament qualifiers Holy Cross...
...Raiders are part of the Patriot League, which also includes the Army squad that squeaked past Harvard Wednesday night, giving some indication of the caliber of play the Crimson will face again...