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...that's it. There's not much more to say. There will be other olestra products, if and when the FDA gives P&G the green light. But right now the chips are all we have, and the chips are all right. Nobody experiences digestive uproar, so we don't get to find out whether Doc Sweeney is really standing by his phone...
Secondly, a few weeks ago several Cornell freshmen raised an uproar on the college scene by composing an email message that was offensive to women and that included curse words. The email, which was widely distributed, led many to call for official action to be taken against the authors. In the end, Cornell's administration didn't punish the four freshman, but it perhaps would have been forced to if the indecency bill had been law at the time of the incident. In addition, the four authors might have faced federal charges for writing what was essentially a private communication...
Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson should have taken a lesson from the uproar that continues to follow this decision. In an announcement last week she revealed that jobs of almost a dozen longtime Radcliffe administrators have been eliminated as part of a restructuring of the College's programs...
...formally approved as leader of the ruling Labor Party on Sunday, had moved up the transfer by a week to show his committment to peace with the Palestinians. "They really did it in the wee hours of the morning, when it was still dark, to minimize the potential uproar," reports TIME's Johanna McGeary. "At the same time, this was done six days ahead of schedule. So it signifies the seriousness of the Israeli commitment to not only go forward but to move full speed ahead on the peace process." Jenin is the first of six cities expected to gain...
...They are still important for Japan's defense, especially given tensions with North Korea and China, as well as for the credibility of the U.S. security commitment to Asia. In 1991 U.S. Marines and logistics units based in Okinawa played a crucial part in the Gulf War. Nonetheless, the uproar made U.S. officials uneasy because this week Tokyo and Washington plan to sign a five-year agreement covering Japan's financial contribution to the support of the American troops. In addition, President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama plan to stress the importance of their countries' defense ties during...