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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After hearing horror stories of torture, murder and rape in Central America, this Massachusetts community of 95,000 people first opened its doors to political exiles when the City Council voted to designate Cambridge as a "sanctuary city"--one of more than a dozen localities which officially pledge to provide...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: ONE YEAR OF SANCTUARY IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS. | 4/11/1986 | See Source »

James Roosevelt, Jr. '68 displayed a written pledge to vote against income tax increases, while a campaign aide distributed copies of the oath to the other candidates. When he asked them to sign it as well, the debate's moderator ordered Roosevelt to remove the pledges or leave the debate...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Eighth District Hopefuls Lively But Not Dapper | 4/4/1986 | See Source »

More than 550 people, including students and faculty, signed a pledge vowing not to work on projects funded by the Defense Department for Strategic Defense Initiative research, which is the administration's "Star Wars" space defense system.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150 Protest Military Research at MIT | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

During the campaign, Chirac has been the leading opposition spokesman. He points to his solid nine-year record as mayor of Paris as proof that he and his party can get things done. If the opposition scores big on March 16, Chirac, 53, is the candidate most likely to become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France the Leap in the Dark | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

While the struggle over the missing millions was going on, President Aquino also had to deal with more routine government business. Last week she kept her campaign pledge by releasing all known political prisoners of the Marcos era. Among them were were Jose Maria Sison, 47, founder and former chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Digging for Treasure | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

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