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...Gaza Strip is still the site of daily clashes between Palestinians and Israelis, though last week it looked as if Israel might actually withdraw. Although no strategically important positions were abandoned, filing cabinets, computers and pre-fabricated offices were moved. The P.L.O. and Israel have not yet agreed on the boundaries of the future autonomous area in Jericho, but Israeli army bulldozers flattened ground for new military headquarters less than three miles from the city. Gazans expect the Israelis to redeploy closer to the settlements and hope a less visible Israeli presence near Palestinian population centers will lower tensions...
...coincidence, Wall Street's big winners have been firms that are leaders in designing and selling derivatives. Record earnings at Goldman Sachs brought joy to its 161 partners, who each reportedly got $5 million or more in profit sharing, which they can withdraw when they leave the company. The results brought even greater glee to 10 senior partners, who are believed to have got more than $25 million each in profit sharing. At Merrill Lynch, which raked in $1.3 billion after taxes, directors awarded chairman Daniel P. Tully $9.6 million in salaries and bonuses in 1993, an increase of more...
...goddamn knew he was lying," attorney Ryanhad told The Crimson in March. "The plaintiff toldhis attorney to withdraw the case because wediscovered he was lying and he knew...
...talk of destroying Seoul may scare the uninitiated, but this "is not particularly unusual" for North Korean propaganda, says Ezra Vogel, the CIA's national intelligence officer for East Asia. In a statement by a Foreign Ministry spokesman that the U.S. considered authoritative, Pyongyang only vaguely threatened to withdraw from the nonproliferation treaty if Team Spirit resumed in 1994 and other Western pressures were applied -- but it did not denounce Washington's decision to send Patriots...
...have been told by another Latino that Cubans should withdraw from the Hispanic community because of their more conservative idealogy. In a recent job interview, I was questioned by a fellow Hispanic who, as soon as he found out I was Cuban, began to wonder whether I had taken advantage of Hispanic programs. "Tell me," he said, "you've participated in Latino programs in the past but it seems you refuse to give back. You don't seem very socially active for your Latino community." The problem was neither my actual social activities or political orientation but my perceived orientation...