Word: seeks
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...make this feasible, PBH has had to seek out support from every quarter: students, faculty, fundraisers, politicians, etc. In order to beat the drum, the rhetoric has contained a measure of animosity and vituperation. The message has been that the University has done us wrong and has forced us to take steps to make ourselves more autonomous. And much of the rhetoric rings true...
...representatives of the PBHA plan to seek a similar resolution from the Boston City Council and are planning a 5,000-person rally in front of the John Harvard statue on December 7.Crimson File PhotoThe council 'supports and celebrates PBHA Inc.'s move toward a more rational, autonomous and unified operational configuration...
Lucien Bouchard, the charismatic leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois, has changed his mind about quitting the fray. Bouchard, who announced he was considering leaving politics after Quebec's referendum to secede from Canada was narrowly defeated last month, says he will seek to replace outgoing Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau. "Bouchard has put regionalism ahead of a national role in government," says TIME's William McWhirter. "What he's done is say Quebec is more important than the country. And given his success in galvanizing Quebeckers during the referendum, he is the province's best chance at gaining independence. Bouchard...
...HOUR SPEECH, FARRAKHAN said that the real evil in America is "white supremacy." If the tables were turned and blacks were in the majority, wouldn't they seek a priority position over whites? It may be that Farrakhan is interested in a better life for blacks, but his main concern is power and influence for himself. He uses an arsenal of hate, malice and jealousy to gain power. MORRIS B. HART Schaumburg, Illinois...
Three-term Senator Nancy Kassebaum became the tenth member of the Senate, and the second Republican, to announce that she will not seek re-election in 1996. "Kassebaum's departure is another indication there is not as much room in the Republican party for moderates as there once was," says senior correspondent Jeffrey Birnbaum. "She will be remembered as one of the most thoughtful members of an institution that a lot people doubt gives much serious thought to anything these days. In partisan terms, it is likely she will be replaced by a Republican...