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Moscow's foreign policy reflects both trends, an ambivalence that is perhaps best embodied by Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev. Once viewed as a staunch pro-Western liberal and roundly denounced as a "traitor" by hard-liners, Kozyrev has recently begun spouting belligerent nationalist rhetoric that harks back to the cold war. During the past several months, he has admonished Eastern Europe against joining NATO, hinted at keeping Russian troops in the Baltics and sternly warned republics not to mistreat ethnic Russians. Observers are left to speculate that the Foreign Minister's new stance may be a signal that the only...
Throughout the Faculty, debates over foundational texts have led professors to reexamine how they teach survey classes. The scrutiny has produced both changing approaches and staunch adherence to tradition...
Former Eliot House Superintendent Margaret Garland, who attended the trial yesterday, characterized herself as a "staunch supporter" of Walsh...
...from Diamond Bar, California--not more than a half hour from my home--became the first Korean-American elected to Congress. His name was Jay Kim. The entire Korean-American community took great pride in his election. And although he is a rather conservative Republican while I am a staunch Democrat, I shared this pride--and was happy to share my name. One of my friends snatched a huge "Jay Kim for Congress" poster and gave it to me. Since the sign conveniently does not mention year or party affiliation, I stashed it away, as one Thomas Johnson...
...issues which even staunch supporters of rent control in Cambridge say need to be tackled is that of "ordinance condos...