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Still, the most ardent support for partnership rights comes from gay groups. For them the issue is more pressing: heterosexual couples at least have the option to wed if they wish to be eligible for family benefits, but gays do not. (Denmark in October became the only industrial nation to allow registered gay partnerships.) In addition, the spread of AIDS has raised the importance for gays of medical coverage, bereavement-leave policies, pension rules, hospital visitation rights and laws giving family members the authority to make medical decisions and funeral arrangements. "We are not talking about symbols here," says Thomas...
Hungary and Poland, which are eager to wed their fortunes to the prosperous economies of the West, have begun to explore bilateral trade arrangements. Budapest, in particular, nurtures hopes of eventually joining the European Community. That remains years away, but a halfway step might be membership in the European Free Trade Association, which has special tariff agreements with the European Community. Such moves would come at the expense of traditional Comecon commitments. Given the glue that binds Eastern Europe -- including everything from heavily subsidized Soviet energy supplies and raw materials to inefficient plants unable to compete in world markets...
Sure enough, the movie presents a star-studded cast. Glenn Close and James Woods give endearing performances as Linda and Michael Spector, an infertile couple hoping to adopt a baby. Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon play un-wed teens hoping to give their child an advantaged life through adoption...
Cicippio has seven children from his first marriage. In 1985 he wed Elham Ghandour, 35, a secretary at the American embassy in East Beirut. The couple had reportedly discussed leaving the war-torn city only weeks before Cicippio was kidnaped...
April Mon, 3 at Boston College/Northeastern/Providence TBA Thu, 6 at Princeton/Yale 1:00 p.m. Tue, 11 at Tufts/Amherst 1:00 p.m. Sat, 15- at Ivy League Tourney -- Sun, 16 at Ivy League Tourney Fri, 21- at Princeton Tournament -- Sat, 22 (at Princeton, N.J.) -- Mon, 24 at GBCs TBA Wed, 26 at Brown/Dartmouth 1:00 p.m. Thu, 27- New England Div. I -- Fri, 28 Championships...