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...next three decades, the U.S. persisted in regarding the gulf as a giant gas station in a rough part of town threatened by pro-Moscow gangs and ^ by the Soviets themselves. The Nixon Doctrine of 1969 deputized friendly regional strongmen, notably the Shah of Iran, to protect the neighborhood against Soviet aggression. Ten years later, the fall of the Shah and the Kremlin's invasion of Afghanistan prompted the Carter Doctrine: Soviet encroachments would be considered an attack on vital American interests...
After eight years of haggling, Iranian and American negotiators have tentatively agreed to settle some of the financial claims dating from the overthrow of the Shah's government. The package covers 2,370 small claims by U.S. citizens and companies for private property seized in Iran, and 108 by Iranians for undelivered goods...
Melinda Wang followed suit in fifth singles,smashing Siema Shah to clinch the match...
...Jamie Henikoff (HARVARD) d. Jennifer Demsey (Cornell), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; 3. Jen Minkus (HARVARD) d. Dolly Chugh (Cornell), 6-3, 6-2; 4. Tricia Small (HARVARD) d. Judy Beckenbach (Cornell), 6-7, 6-4, 7-5; 5. Melinda Wang (HARVARD) d. Siema Shah (Cornell), 6-1, 6-2, 6. Lisa Kay (Cornell)d. Heather Chulock (HARVARD...
King Birendra Shah has ruled Nepal since 1972 without much of a nod to democracy. Political parties are outlawed, and the King effectively controls the parliament. Last week, as he confronted an increasingly militant popular movement for democracy, the monarch decided to appear conciliatory. He dismissed his hard-line Cabinet and promised to create a new government that would "consult people holding different political views...