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...such move has been made, though ties to the group are growing: U.S. diplomats meet with K.L.A. leaders; K.L.A. commanders on the scene provide target information to NATO military planners; and the alliance has even made arrangements for the K.L.A. to help rescue downed pilots. In a tenuous first step toward direct backing of the K.L.A., the White House is considering sending nonlethal aid such as food, uniforms and communications equipment, Administration sources tell TIME. And while Washington is still shying away from directly arming the K.L.A., a senior Administration official admitted a fortnight ago for the first time that...
...Adelson and Perlman say ESPP never formally informed them that this would be the last year for the class, although they say they understood the course had always been in a tenuous position due to their employment situation...
...came to Harvard because my tour-guide had great sunglasses. I suppose I should be embarrassed by such an admission; I would hope to be more analytical, less superficial. Such a profound--some say life-changing--choice could not have been founded upon something as tenuous as appropriate eye wear. Nevertheless, sunglasses lay at the heart of the matter...
...CAME TO HARVARD BECAUSE MY TOUR-guide had great sunglasses. I suppose l should be embarrassed by such an admission; l would hope to be more analytical, less superficial. Such a profound--some say life-changing--choice could not have been founded upon something as tenuous as appropriate eye wear. Nevertheless, sunglasses lay at the heart of the matter...
...class affiliations haven't always been so tenuous. There was a time when class paraphernalia was cool, or at least not uncommon. We all went to the Harvard Store during our first week to register for our free Class of `99 T-shirt; some of us even went so far as to buy the big, red felt Harvard 1999 pennant and hang it above our mantel. But where would you find such a common room today? I think the pennants went into storage after first semester of sophomore year, and I have yet to see a senior suite that willfully...