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...Strait, U.S. military experts estimate that Beijing would have to deploy half a million men for a victorious assault and that casualties would be in the range of 50%. True, China could seriously damage Taiwan's economy with a naval blockade or sporadic missile strikes, but it would also suffer by losing foreign support, particularly the substantial Taiwanese investment on the mainland--$29 billion, by most estimates...
...only non-immigrant Americans are those whose ancestors were driven away by the settlers of the New World. By limiting immigration, Simpson is denying his own past and limiting the country's future. America will suffer politically, economically and socially from the petrification which would result from the elimination of immigration. The principles of openness and freedom which guided our founding fathers must be maintained if this experiment in multicultural democracy is to be preserved in a vigorous manner. Furthermore, Simpson's legislation would also create a second-class citizenship status in America by denying legal immigrants who have become...
...that the government should be required to prove guilt before seizing property. The decision, he says, means, for example, "that a mother who loans a car to a daughter is at risk of losing that car." Many legal experts agree. "It's hard to see why Tina Bennis should suffer because of the sins of her husband," says Yale Kamisar, a law professor at the University of Michigan. "The government seems to have an insatiable appetite in this area...
Dole's satisfaction at the election results came in the face of three new national surveys showing Clinton with double-digit leads in head-to-head matchups. They also showed Dole would suffer if Ross Perot mounted another independent candidacy...
...Durham to Cambridge since his wife has been at Duke. Although we regret his departure, and since Harvard could not have done much to entice Mrs. Keohane to come to Cambridge, we feel that placing marriage ahead of Harvard was a noble and commendable decision. The Government Department will suffer, no doubt, but it will recuperate. We wish the Keohanes tremendous happiness in North Carolina...