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...North Korea in violation of a South Korean security law; in Seoul. Song's lawyers and human rights groups say he is the first American citizen indicted under the law. If convicted, he could face expulsion, a long prison term or even the death penalty. RESIGNATION RESCINDED. By MARY ROBINSON, 56, human rights chief of the United Nations, bowing to pressure from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan; in Nairobi, Kenya. Robinson, an outspoken former President of Ireland, said she would stay an extra 12 months despite a lack of funds that prompted her to step down...
Though we look forward to hearing Rubin speak, we remind Harvard of the value of variety in graduation speakers. Before Greenspan, Harvard’s graduates heard from U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, National Institutes of Health Director Harold Varmus, Czech president Vaclav Havel, and even Vice President Al Gore ’69. This mix of speakers reflects Harvard students’ wide-ranging interests, and we would encourage Harvard to return to its previous practice of selecting speakers from all walks of public life...
Also in attendance will be Randall Robinson, the author of The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks, Johnnie Cochran and other famed class-action suit winners and academics...
...Robinson himself has a history of being on the cutting edge of activism, as the founder and executive director of TransAfrica, a think-tank and lobbying group best-known for its part in the ending of apartheid...
...Spurs and Jazz have likewise reaped the benefits of a clean and sober team. While Stockton and Malone have perfected the pick-and-roll over the years, players like Odom seem to care more about the roll-and-smoke than such basketball fundamentals. Tim Duncan and David Robinson have likewise presented a huge challenge to opponents, playing high above the rim while much of the rest of the league is just playing high. Noticeably absent on these top teams are the drug violations that have plagued several other elite teams around the league...