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...gedogen--turning a blind eye. The authorities keep marijuana-possession statutes on the books to conform with a 1988 international convention that prohibits outright legalization and to avoid the political controversy of changing the law. But they opt for quite lenient enforcement. Last month police in Brixton started a six-month experiment: they will caution users on the spot and confiscate their dope rather than book them for prosecution. The cops expect to save at least five hours of police work per nonarrest, which they will devote to street crime and drug dealers. In France and Germany, local police, prosecutors...
...What is Asia to do? As Taiwan's ill-fated committee showed, there aren't a lot of ideas out there. Taiwan has let the value of its currency slip, while the Thai baht and the Philippine peso are trading at six-month lows against the greenback. This makes their products cheaper overseas, which would normally boost exports. But that hasn't happened. Korea and Malaysia are planning fiscal stimulus packages a la Japan. But as Japan's record shows, pumping cash into public works projects is a somewhat expensive way to keep an economy crippled. For the most part...
...announcement was the culmination of a six-month nationwide search to replace William J. Cleary ’56, who announced last December that he would retire at the end of June after 11 years in the position...
...announcement was the culmination of a six-month nationwide search to replace William J. Cleary ’56, who announced last December that he would retire at the end of June after 11 years in the position...
...Over the six-month search, the committee interviewed 15 candidates for the position, according to a statement released by the athletic department on Monday...