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Last week, after a high-level tussle in which staunch anti-quota advocates beat back more pragmatic advisers, the Administration trotted Williams in front of reporters to announce a tangled compromise: pending a four-year review, federally aided colleges may set aside some scholarships for minority students only if the awards come from specially designated private donations or federal programs -- but not if the money comes from the institutions' general operating funds...
Praise and assessments of Thatcher poured in from all over the world, along with bouquets of flowers from Britons touched by her leave taking. President Bush, who had last seen her in Paris, praised her for being a "staunch friend and ally." Continued Bush: "She's a woman of principle. She stood for what she believed . . . I'll miss...
...From staunch conservatives to loyal Democrats, about 100 college students flocked to John R. Silber's headquarters at the Boston Sheraton to wait out the election results...
Tsongas said that although "we have different styles," he added that he is a staunch supporter of Silber, the controversial Boston University president. Tsongas said he was especially impressed by Silber's recent book, Straight Shooting, in which the nominee outlines his belief that the U.S. is in the midst of a major economic and cultural decline...
Several members of ACT-UP, a group which is working against Helms' re-election because of his staunch opposition to gay rights, met at Harvard yesterday as part of this weekend's lesbian and gay studies conference. (See related stories, page...