Word: upholds
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...statesmanlike exit? It's not that Jiang and Hu, China's Vice President, are mortal enemies. They've worked together for 10 years and are thought to share a similar vision of China's future. After the congress Hu vowed to carry on Jiang's economic liberalization policies and uphold the Theory of the Three Represents, Jiang's doctrinal legacy that among other points calls for the Party to embrace once-shunned entrepreneurs. Arthur Waldron, a China specialist at the University of Pennsylvania, suggests Jiang is hanging on simply because he isn't ready to go. "The Party...
Despite last year’s schedule, Monteiro wrote that the Election Commission will uphold the new policies...
...opinions violate the standards of equality and respect for race and gender that we try to uphold,” said BGLTSA Co-Chair Michael B. Murphy...
...dissent: “To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists.” This is a gravely troubling remark from the chief law enforcement officer in the country, whose job it is to uphold the Constitution. By equating dissent with disloyalty, the administration has tried its hardest to stifle meaningful public discussions on its measures...
...evaluated by those for whom the endowment was entrusted: Harvard’s academic community. Most of all, it is time for students, faculty and others affected by the Corporation’s decisions to have a voice in determining who serves on the Corporation. If Harvard is to uphold basic standards of ethics, if it is to teach students to be watchful and engaged citizens who care about the wrongs committed in their name, if it is to be a legitimate and trustworthy guardian of our $17 billion endowment, it can do no less...