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...attempt to cloud the issues, The Crimson's staff responded with an attempt at character assassination that falsely accused Counter of "anti-Semitism"--a charge recently revisited in another staff editorial ("Counter Drags the Foundation Down," opinion, Oct. 25, 1994)--and demanded that either he retract his statements or relinquish his charge of race relations at Harvard...
...Ukraine signed agreements today laying the framework for cooperation between the countries on business and space ventures and for starting the flow of millions of dollars of aid to the former Soviet republic. The agreements followed Ukraine's decision last week to give up its nuclear arsenal and relinquish its position as the world's third-largest nuclear power. Today, President Clinton promised $200 million in new U.S. aid to President Leonid Kuchma over the next two years on top of $700 million already approved by Congress to help dismantle nuclear missiles. He also pledged to support Ukraine's independence...
Before the sentence was handed down, Assistant Attorney General Peter Sacks informed all city councillors that, according to a state law, Walsh would have to relinquish his office if sentenced to prison...
Although everyone's aware of the hefty income tax, the inheritance tax currently reaches 55 percent on estates worth $3 million or more. Even entrepreneurs who have lived the American dream, creating thousands of jobs along the way, must relinquish most of their assets to the clutches of ravenous Uncle...
...said his attorneys are in the process of examining the state law to determine if in fact he is required to relinquish his seat immediately, and that the issue is likely to go to court...