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...Administration has finally realized that drastic action is needed to rebuild Afro-Am after years of neglect. Any single scholar offered tenure in Harvard's department is likely to decline--no one wants to study or teach at a university devoid of scholars in the same area of inquiry...
...mind-reading column that provocatively depicts Kremlin politics through Gorbachev's inner thoughts. This Gorbachev, still a wily foe of the West, miraculously shares Safire's gift for language, describing his political philosophy as "improvisationism" and his goal as creating in Europe "a Balance of Impotence until Russia can rebuild." That is the joy of Safire's sonnets -- they are too much fun for even dovish dissenters to resist...
Egypt has its pyramids, Rome its Colosseum. Iran has its attractions too, notably its Persian ruins, but few tourists have seen them in recent years because of turmoil within the country. Now, hungry for foreign currency to help rebuild its war-ravaged economy, Iran aims to develop a tourism industry. This year the country hopes to welcome 300,000 visitors who will bring in more than $200 million...
...short term, the administration must make an extraordinary effort to rebuild Afro-Am. Harvard must not only spend a sizeable amount of money to lure top scholars, it must demonstrate a genuine will to create a top-flight department so that outside faculty will be willing to come...
...lonely at the top, but Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been feeling more isolated than most lately. His moves to block an Arab League plan to halt the carnage in Lebanon and his decision to test two long- range missiles have angered neighbors. Moreover, his efforts to rebuild Iraq's economy are foundering...