Mulroney Faces Deep Political Crisis After Meech Debacle
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney returns to Ottawa amid a national crisis sparked by Meech Lake failure. He faces calls to resign from opponents while Quebec allies and Liberal defections test his leadership and party unity. Analysts warn recovery hinges on Liberal fortunes and Quebec politics.
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Julian Beltrame
Sstham
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Canada
Quebec
Meech Lake
Mulroney
Liberal Party
Jean Chretien
Lucien Bouchard
Francois Gerin
Meech
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Benoit Bouchard
Monique Vezina
Anthony Westell
Carleton University
Chretien
Westell
John Turner
Winnipeg
Angus Reid
Reid
Reform Party
Petiteee Sain-Francois
Que
Feminist questions in law and language contrasted
The piece discusses gender language in law and the feminist debate sparked by Vivian Gornick’s New York Times Magazine essay. It centers on a male attorney’s apology for masculine wording and contrasts views on work versus love in academia and activism.
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Maria D. Vespers
St. Petersburg
New York Times
Vivian Gornick
Gornick
Gornick Debate Shows Limits of Feminist Revolution
Critic Susan Gornick argues feminism changed self perception but lacks broad social impact. The piece contrasts middle class gains with ongoing oppression of minority and poor women and cites personal anecdotes, racism, and unmet needs like child care as barriers to a real revolution.
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Gornick
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Lower Manhattan
Village Voice
Square One
Checkpoint Charlie Brought In From Cold In Berlin
The Checkpoint Charlie hut, symbol of divided Berlin, was hoisted away as ministers gathered to formalize German unity and a new Europe at peace. Past events at the crossing are recalled by officials including James Baker and Willy Brandt, with references to 29 years of division and the wall’s opening.
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Sarah Scott Southam
Berlin
Charlie
East
West Berlin
Europe
Douglas Hurd
Eduard Shevardnadze
France
Britain
U.S
Ger
James Baker
Baker
Willy Brandt
John Kennedy
Checkpoint Charlie
Hurd
Peter Fechter
East Berlin
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Clyde Wells
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Trudeau
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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