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...Burma to end human-rights abuses. Although Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines indicated earlier that they might delay their own ratifications of the charter until Burma cleans up its human-rights record, they have been less publicly forceful in their demands since then. While the U.S. and the European Union have tightened sanctions against Burma's ruling military junta since it violently crushed monk-led protests last year, ASEAN has continued with a "constructive engagement" approach that it hopes will, through dialogue and investment, convince Burma's leaders to treat its people more kindly...
...nice Jewish boy from Chicago, the son of a tailor from Warsaw, and he played the clarinet. The experienced jazz musicians aboard the excursion boat were skeptical of the slight, bespectacled twelve-year-old in short pants, union card or no union card. ''Keep away from the instruments, kid!'' they shouted. ''Get off the boat!'' Undaunted, the lad took out his horn and started to play. Case closed: two minutes later, Benny Goodman had joined Bix Beiderbecke's band. From that humble dockside audition grew the career of one of the century's most influential jazzmen and most enduring icons...
...going to reverse this abomination.'' Yet many pro-choicers were also happy with the decisions--particularly the Pennsylvania case, Thornburgh vs. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ''I'm absolutely elated,'' said Kate Michelman, executive director of the National Abortion Rights Action League. Said American Civil Liberties Union Attorney Lynn Paltrow: ''What we have here is a majority that is clear about abortion rights and getting clearer about why abortion has to be protected by our Constitution.'' Some opinions were more qualified. ''We would have preferred a 7-to-2 decision,'' said Eve Paul, vice president for legal affairs...
Like athletes priming for the all-important championship elimination game, the United Steelworkers of America were girding themselves last week for a major performance. The 650,000-member union has declared June 21 Save American Industry and Jobs Day, and it hopes to turn out tens of thousands for major demonstrations. Rallies are scheduled in 100 cities, half of which will be linked by television satellite to the main conclave in Washington. The aim of all the excitement, says Steelworkers Vice President George Becker, is to protest the ''tide of imported goods that has threatened numerous American industries.'' Meanwhile...
...attack. But when they came, all this beautiful talk was for nothing.'' There has been speculation that the U.S. raid forced Gaddafi to share power with the four other members of Libya's ruling Revolutionary Council. Gaddafi may also have less support from his principal ally, the Soviet Union. A delegation from Moscow that had been expected to attend last week's ceremonies failed to show up. Such a conspicuous absence strengthens the suspicion that the spark has gone out of Gaddafi's revolution...