Word: withdrawn
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...Over the years, Peace Corps workers have been withdrawn from a handful of countries because of political unrest, but never before in the face of direct threats. Philippine officials said they knew of no specific dangers for the volunteers and suggested that Washington had acted hastily. But concern for the safety of U.S. personnel in the Philippines has reached a critical stage. The N.P.A. is thought to have murdered eight Americans since April...
...clear who Gorbachev was against, it was less certain who he was for. Russian prime minister Alexander Vlasov, the party candidate, was withdrawn before the first round of balloting, after his inept delivery of an annual report. His replacement, Ivan Polozkov, was so hard-line that many Gorbachev supporters could not vote for him, and he lost twice. Vlasov was trotted out again for the third round. On the night before he left for the summit, Gorbachev called a meeting of some 400 Deputies at the party Central Committee headquarters and suggested that they vote for Vlasov...
However, that section of the proposal was withdrawn earlier this year following negotiations between Harvard attorneys and HRAAA. Which had threatened to bring the issue to court...
...since the Justice Department began investigating financial aid and tuition setting practices last summer, observers have said the overlap groups might represent a violation of antitrust laws. As a result, Yale and at least one other schools have reportedly withdrawn from the groups...
...that most of the moderate members of the HRC have withdrawn, Ackley and Anderson agree that the club will continue to move to the right in the future. Without internal dissension, the HRC may prove to be an even greater thorn in the side of Harvard's liberal majority next year...