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Having grown up in a large and fairly strict household, to say that I was eager to be out on my own would be a gross under statement. All I can remember is how psyched I was to get my college years underway, especially the first year, which was supposed to be the most...
...Iran today, many men and women like Hafezeh maintain their faith in Islam but have distanced themselves from the revolution and its strict way of life. Pervasive corruption and a troubled economy have deepened disillusionment, and in recent months serious riots have broken out in several cities. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israel regard Iran as a rogue state that seeks to export terror, build nuclear weapons and sabotage the Middle East peace process. When the Clinton Administration recently imposed a complete economic embargo, the rhetoric was harsher than that against any other country. But however real the threat from Tehran...
...state. The 67-year-old Mubarak, who was unharmed, immediately returned to Cairo. At a news conference hours later, the President said he suspected the fundamentalist Islamic regime in neighboring Sudan, which had been accused of supporting Egyptian radicals who want to replace Mubarak's secular government with strict Islamic rule.TIME's Dean Fischernotes that Mubarak, who began a crackdown on Islamic militants in 1992, has now survived three assassination plots and can expect more: "It ought to be regarded by Mubarak and his handlers as another warning shot." More disturbing, Fischer notes, none of the violence has prompted Mubarak...
Though no one has formally claimed responsibility for the attack, Mubarak has survived at least two other plots since 1992 amid a campaign by Muslim fundamentalists to replace Egypt's government with strict Islamic rule. Today's incident was the most serious attempt on Mubarak's life since he was elevated to the presidency in 1981 after an Islamic radical group, Jihad, assassinatedPresident Anwar Sadatduring a military parade in Cairo. At a press conference, Mubarak vowed: "Whatever happens, Egypt will not be shaken and we will not give up fighting terrorism...
...sharply divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled thatfederal affirmative action programsmust adhere to the same strict standards as the states when offering help to minorities. The decision reverses a 1980 ruling that had allowed Congress greater leeway than the states in creating such programs. The case involved Randy Pech, a white Colorado contractor, who charged that a federal program offering government contractors financial incentives to use minority-owned firms as subcontractors unfairly discriminated against his business. Writing for the majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the government must show that racial preference programs "serve a compelling government...