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...crackdown was not surprising, MacFarquhar says, given the demands of the protesters for Deng's ouster. What was most unusual, he says, was that the protests continued for so long in defiance of Party orders. At the time the government tried to stamp out the demonstrations, but could not because of the tremendous outpouring of support for the students from the workers of Beijing...
...Communist Party was not just part of the superstructure of the command system -- it was its nerve center. Therefore the party bears the stamp of all the flaws of that system. That's why today it comes in for a lot of sharp criticism, including often unfair attacks. The party has embarked on the path of profound self-reformation. It is making itself much more democratic. This will enable it to be revived as a powerful, organized political force, a force that our society and people need, and that will help to move perestroika forward and bring people together. That...
...honor. While no organization has claimed responsibility for Farooq's assassination, most of his mourners seemed to blame the Indian government. In answer to the question "Who killed Muhammad Farooq?" the crowd roared back, "Jagmohan!" referring to the hard-line governor appointed by New Delhi in January to stamp out the 22-month-old rebellion in India's sole state with a Muslim majority. On Friday the governor resigned, and will be replaced by Girish Saxena, Prime Minister V.P. Singh's security adviser on Kashmir...
...laudably efficient. Amex is already sending millions and millions of monthly bills and reply envelopes, already processing payments; millions of us are already having to pay those bills. Combining a savings deposit with the payment costs Amex next to nothing and saves us time, a check and a stamp...
...budget, but Joyce Perry, development director, feels "very disturbed" about the assault on the endowment: "Community institutions like ours depend on the NEA. We're established now and can get other funds, but there are other grass-roots organizations just starting out that can't make it without the stamp of approval...