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Governor Valentin Fedorov, a staunch opponent of territorial transfer, argues that giving up the southern Kuriles makes no economic sense. It would, he says, deprive Russia of some of the best fisheries in the Pacific while opening the door for a deluge of Japanese investment that would "once again put us under the Japanese, only this time by peaceful means." For the moment, at least, the nays have it -- but the maneuvering is far from over...
Appiah has been for the duration of his scholarly life a staunch opponent of Afrocentric ideology ("The history they teach is rubbish," he says). He rejects the racialized version of history offered by many contemporary Afrocentric writers...
...candidates are playing up their wives some supporters of the unmarried candidates are worried that their candidates may be hurt. But Beth A. Pherriault a staunch supporter of Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey said the fact that her candidate was not married had no bearing on her choice...
...staunch backer of the Palestine Liberation Organization, China finally succumbed to Jerusalem's courtship out of a desire to re-enter the world stage. Beijing wants to dispel the smoke of ostracism that still hangs over it from the 1989 Tiananmen massacre and fill the power vacuum left by the Soviet Union's breakup...
...addition, Buchanan has the staunch support of The Manchester Union-Leader, the only major state-wide newspaper. In a front-page editorial January 22, the paper unequivocally endorsed Buchanan (they actually printed the endorsement sentence in bold type), citing cartoonishly his belief "that America should be first" and "that we should remove ourselves from all foreign entanglements except for those that directly benefit the United States...