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...Gorbachev, who came to Beijing in his guise of Triumphant Conciliator, the demonstrations, which hailed his other persona of Democratic Liberator, were something of an embarrassment. The contrast with the treatment accorded Deng, once recognized as a great economic reformer and the author of China's recent prosperity, could not have been starker: huge effigies were paraded around with placards saying DOWN WITH DENG XIAOPING...
Though Dubcek insists that he is "just a gardener," his recent meetings with opponents of the regime suggest that he has not ruled out a future role in politics. Indeed, only two Czechs are known widely enough to serve as symbols for change in their country; both were sitting there on the couch. As Havel's wife Olga noted when the meeting was over, it was "a moment of history...
Administration officials contend that an expansion of federal prisons, as well as recent changes in the law, will ease the burden on hard-pressed state and local officials by making it easier to charge drug offenders under federal statutes. Federal prosecutors are instructed to avoid offering plea bargains in such cases, making a prison term harder to dodge. Says White House aide Roger Porter, who helped design the package: "The people who are committing these crimes are not dumb. They know what the chances are of getting caught and getting sent to prison, and as we increase those odds...
Illinois is one of several states where "prison-impact statements" are attached to any proposed legislation that might lead to more arrests or longer sentences. One such report was connected to a recent bill that would have added ten years to the sentence for any crime committed with a firearm. It estimated that if the law were passed, so many new convicts would be sentenced to longer terms that it would cost $63.5 million to construct and operate the required prison facilities. A committee of the legislature tabled the bill...
This misquotation, however disconcerting, seems, at least, to have been an honest mistake. The same cannot be said, however, of a more recent Crimson article. According to this report, I called the Crimson on the night before the Undergraduate Council reconsidered the issue of ROTC, unsure as to whether I should reverse my vote of the previous week. I asked, supposedly, for poll results, on the basis of which I would determine my vote, but was denied them and so retained my initial position. What actually happened, however, was quite different. On returning from a trip to Princeton, I received...