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The grandson of a Shi'ite mullah, Mughniyah trained with Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization. A high school dropout, he excelled at terrorism; his boldness and quick grasp of explosives and weaponry impressed his commanders. But he fell out with Fatah leaders and in 1982...
After a month as President, George Bush had his first chance to make a splash on the world scene. But as he began a series of one-on-one meetings with some of the foreign leaders who went to Japan for the funeral of Emperor Hirohito, Bush suffered a slap...
The plight of the Central American refugees remains far more acute. Recent court decisions have held that applicants for asylum have to be given work- authorization documents, allowing them to seek immediate employment while the INS scrutinizes their pleas. But to stem a surge of arrivals from Central America, the...
Although the homeless are not visibly numerous in Harvard Square, their presence is clearly felt. There are, for instance, the men who stay on the grating next to Holyoke Center on Holyoke Street. While their constant pleas for charity may initially cause you to give money, if you pass by...
Whatever his personal beliefs, Governor Roemer will make that decision in a political framework. Beyond grappling with the haunting question "Did he do it?," the Governor will, inescapably, weigh the political fallout either way he goes. Once again, a capital case and a person's fate will be determined by...