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Despite Leo's distaste for discrimination lawsuits, the Texaco case sets a healthy precedent. If corporations will not combat racism on moral grounds, perhaps being forced to pay millions of dollars in atonement will spur American businesses to combat and prevent injustice...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Clinton Administration is counting on the press to do what the U.S. government has been unable to do for decades: bring down Fidel Castro. As part of its continuing effort to flood Cuba with information, and spur democratic reforms in the process, the Administration is set to allow the U.S. press to set up news bureaus in the country for the first time since the 1960s. CNN will be the first to begin reporting on a full-time basis from Cuba. So far it is the only one of 10 applicants that Castro's government has approved...
...merger could spur copycat deals as competitors rush to keep up. Delta, in fact, has been squawking over plans by American Airlines to merge its transatlantic operations with British Airways. Delta, it seems, doesn't want too much airline capacity in the hands of anyone else...
...council, while far from perfect, now belongs to the students more than ever because of popular elections. Second, the presidency of Robert M. Hyman '98 and his accountability to the general student body through these elections has eliminated the graft of previous administrations. Third, electoral competition has helped to spur a competition among councillors for the most impressive records--this is a mechanism that allows the efforts of otherwise slimy politicos to be appropriated for the student interest...
...York City EDUCATION: State U of New York at Buffalo, B.S. 1972; Columbia U, M.A. 1973; George Mason U, 1981 FAMILY: Husband, James; two children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, 1992-93; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 727 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates...