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...Bell Laboratory yesterday gave me some first-hand knowledge of the latest successes in modern science and technology. Today's rapid development in science and technology is bringing about increasingly greater impact[s] on global political and economic patterns and on people's social life. If we persist in our reform, we will be able to turn our ideals into reality. In our cause to further open up and achieve modernization, we have spared no efforts in learning from all the fine cultural achievements of the American people...
Human rights is the big-ticket item for Clinton, and the Administration has repeatedly said the relationship cannot reach its "full potential" as long as abuses persist. A high-profile gesture from Jiang would help: the release of well-known dissidents like Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan, some sign of religious freedom, a credible retreat on prison labor. But berating Beijing on human rights only injures its sense of sovereignty and challenges the regime's legitimacy. Jiang has given little indication that he is willing to do any of those things for the summit's sake, and China experts...
While his legislation does not appear likely to receive a vote, McCain promised to persist in his quest to clean up the fundraising system whatever the outcome of today's deliberations...
...Bros. recently posted record quarterly earnings, revenues, signed contracts and back orders. Through July, existing homes were selling at a record annual rate of more than 4 million. Much of the activity is baby boomers' trading up to bigger houses, a trend that N.A.R. economist Fred Flick says will persist. So there's no reason to expect house prices to lose out to inflation in the foreseeable future...
...paid for by 18 federal agencies, probably got the attention it did because it offers so much comfort to parents whose little Mary doesn't make a move without calling her pal Molly, while treating Mom like a potted plant. "The power and the importance of parents continue to persist, even into late adolescence," says University of Minnesota professor Michael Resnick, the lead author of the survey. A reassuring finding: although your child may seem to ignore you, she is living off the remnants of the bond built during the years before getting her ears pierced was the most important...