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...political survival. The President and his supporters reject the slew of allegations laid against him - from illegal arms sales through murder and massive corruption - describing them as the work of hostile Western governments, enemies at home or the likes of financier George Soros. But they clearly worry him. To strengthen his position - and ensure he is not prosecuted when he leaves - he may need to change the constitution and give himself a third term, or find a successor who will protect him. Whichever path he chooses, a supportive Rada is vital. Few Ukrainians outside the ruling class seem to care...
...smear campaign against Pickering began with attacks on a three-page law review article he wrote in 1959 (at the ripe age of 21), in which he suggested a way to strengthen Mississippi’s law against interracial marriages. Never mind that shortly thereafter, in the early 1960s, he prosecuted a popular Ku Klux Klan leader and lost re-election because of it. Apparently all that matters is the few hundred words he wrote over 40 years ago. (Advice for Harvard law students: avoid writing, lest someone clobber you over the head with your juvenescent opinions a generation from...
...different areas and approaches to movement. The student choreographers were selected out of a pool of 11 applicants on the basis of experience, videotapes and the potential to benefit from professional mentoring. The students were guided all year by a staff of professional dancers and choreographers in order to strengthen their choreography and prepare them for the challenge of presenting pieces in concert with ones created by professionals. In addition to these offerings, there was a piece by George Balanchine and a performance by the Crimson Dance Team...
Doan suggested that international economic assistance will help strengthen Vietnam’s private sector...
During her tenure, Pedersen worked to strengthen the role of the dean of undergraduate education within the Faculty. Under Pedersen’s watch, the office added an assistant dean position and a director to oversee the Freshman Seminar program...