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...expect the U.S. to significantly alter its approach to drug busts south of the border despite Mexico's strenuous objections to a recent sting operation, says TIME reporter Stewart Stogel. "The 'Operation Casablanca' sting played well on Capitol Hill, and that will carry more weight than Mexico's objections," says Stogel. Presidents Clinton and Zedillo met for an hour yesterday in a bid to resolve tensions over the operation, in which the Mexican government was kept out of the loop as U.S. agents arrested a number of Mexicans accused of money laundering, and brought them to the U.S. for trial...
...idea of corporations such as Nike taking over the role of educators of children is a rather problematic one. Finally, it is difficult to envision making child labor "better," because there is something deeply wrong about children being physically and psychologically warped in their formative years by long and strenuous labor...
...founded Erhard Seminars Training, Inc. in 1971, the former used-car salesman from Philadelphia had a hook. Born of the theater-of-the-absurd atmosphere of the late 1960s, est (Latin for "it is") promised to help people get "it," whatever "it" was. Erhard's 60-hour seminars were strenuous ordeals, complete with "body catchers" and barf bags for the weak of mind and stomach. Trainers applauded bladder control and cursed those who didn't get it. Still, Erhard and his message proved popular, even winning celebrity advocates. Then, after two decades and two divorces, the self-help messiah vanished...
...hope [my election] means the Student Affairs Committee will prove to be a vocal and strenuous advocate for student interest in the next year," Nelson said...
Herschbach, who calls the experience of being a House Master "strenuous" and "special," is known for taking on new projects with zest. At the age of 45, he began playing the viola after being inspired by his daughters' musical interests...