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Assam's shame
THE KILLING OF close to 30 people in Assam in a wave of attacks over the last few days on the Hindi-speaking population of the State has once again exposed the worst face of regional and ethnic chauvinism in the North-East. The attacks, which ...
Slow on e-governance
INDIA, WHICH TAKES pride in being one of the leaders in the field of Information Technology, especially software, ranks very low when it comes to electronic governance — e-governance, as it is called. It actually ranks 77 in a list of 133 ...


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An alternative union in Europe?
By Vaiju Naravane

While the noises about a possible Franco-German union are essentially early warning shots aimed principally at Poland and Spain, they are also a pragmatic setting-out of scenarios for possible future action if the E.U. Constitution fails to win accep tance in its present form.
Potatoes are forever
By R.W. Apple Jr.

Burbank russets, known today to most Americans simply as Idahos, proved to be ideal for baking, mashing and for making french fries.


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