Word: praiseed
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Committee chairman Joseph R. Biden (D-Del.), who previously stated his opposition to Bork, wrapped up Saturday's 34-hour session with praise for the nominee as "an honorable man." Biden said, "I find you neither a racist nor insensitive."
Straightest Arrow in Town: Accustomed to drawing praise from U.S. News and World Report and the Chronicle of Higher Education as the nation's top educator, President Bok received attention from a different sector in July when "M" magazine declared that Harvard's head was in. According to "M," the...
Attorney General Edwin Meese and Assistant Attorney General Stephen Trott have been among Noriega's staunchest supporters. They cite his willingness this year to have Panama's bank-secrecy laws amended to allow U.S. investigators limited access to drug-money accounts. In an effort to scuttle a resolution critical of...
In the meantime, Mswati has demonstrated that despite his British schooling, Swazi tribal tradition has a strong hold on him. Mswati was one of at least 67 sons of Sobhuza, who had as many as 200 children -- the exact number is a royal secret -- and who died at 83 as...
While the government has earned praise for ending the Hyundai crises peacefully, it is wary of mediating again -- especially if that leads to financial bailouts. "The less of it, the better for everybody," says Suh Sang Mok of the Korea Development Institute, a government think tank. Intervening in remaining disputes...