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...Only about 300 North Korean refugees made their way to South Korea in the first four months of this year, a drop of almost 40% from the same period in 2004, according to activists (Seoul stopped releasing statistics on refugees earlier this year, citing security concerns). But tighter border controls aren't the only reason fewer North Koreans are getting out. Since the airlift from Vietnam, South Korean officials have publicly discouraged organized efforts to help North Koreans leave. Seoul has also tightened screening of asylum seekers and reduced cash settlements for newly arrived defectors from...
Only after taking an early lead did Harvard finally lose a much tighter 11-7 decision...
Dzambukira said that overall, he saw the policy as an “equity” issue that gives wealthier students an advantage in traveling abroad. He said that some students have the option of funding their own endeavors overseas, while students with tighter budgets may require Harvard’s support in order to pay for their travels...
...entered a new era of oil prices. It sneaked up on people, but now it's all too evident. There is a new floor under the price of oil of around $40 a barrel. I'm struck that the oil market today is tighter than it was on the eve of the 1973 crisis. And with markets this tight, you'll see a lot more volatility, and you could see prices spike up as high as $65 to $80. How high they go depends on geopolitics and market psychology...
...criticisms are entirely valid. Reagan's highly conservative speechwriters, led by Patrick Buchanan, have been indulging the President's penchant for oratorical excess to a damaging extent. Before her husband's surgery, Nancy Reagan complained about the speechwriting operation during a private talk with Donald Regan, who conceded that tighter editing was required. Who will do it is the question. Regan has no time and little sensitivity to seek out nuances. There is no other senior aide with both the authority and the keen judgment to wield a blue pencil as effectively as Richard Darman, now Deputy Treasury Secretary...