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...Taiwan Relations Act, which is so riddled with ambiguities of its own as to make it acceptable across the political spectrum in Washington. Of course President Bush is correct, in one sense, that his stance is consistent with his predecessors' - it has always been conceivable that Washington would weigh the direct use of force if Taiwan were attacked, and as recently as 1996 the Clinton administration moved two carrier battle groups into the Taiwan Strait when Beijing appeared to be threatening a missile strike on the island. But it's never said as much, nor does it have any formal...
With the administration ignoring the protesters' demands for negotiations, the stand-off appears as if it might drag on indefinitely. University administrators have been meeting daily, in person and over the phone and e-mail to discuss the developing situation and weigh possible options. For now, Harvard police chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley and Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth '71 have been left with day-to-day control of the situation...
...legacy of 1969 is likely to weigh heavily on current administrators. Illingworth, who was then an undergraduate, watched the police raid from the steps of Widener and the subsequent treatment of injured students by emergency workers...
With the administration ignoring the protesters' demands for negotiations, the stand-off appears as if it might drag on indefinitely. University administrators have been meeting daily, in person and over the phone and e-mail to discuss the developing situation and weigh possible options. For now, Harvard police chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley and Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth '71 have been left with day-to-day control of the situation...
...legacy of 1969 is likely to weigh heavily on current administrators. Illingworth, who was then an undergraduate, watched the police raid from the steps of Widener and the subsequent treatment of injured students by emergency workers...