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...institute will rely on private donations rather than government grants in order to avoid regulations, imposed by President Bush’s administration, which restrict human embryonic stem cell research to previously existing stem cell lines...
...Mashhad, Iran, to a prominent family of Islamic scholars; indeed, his story has parallels to that of another Iranian cleric from Najaf who rose to power--Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini. But Sistani is no Khomeini. He has long preached that the Shi'ite clergy stay out of politics to avoid being sullied by deals and compromise. His vision is of a Shi'ite orthodoxy that exercises influence over Shi'ite lives--much as the Vatican does over Catholic ones--shaping politics from the outside by preaching Islamic values to the masses...
...going to withdraw from the E.U. as a result, so if a British rejection screws up the E.U., so what?" Blair started trying to convince voters of the contrary last week. He portrayed the constitution as a basically benign tidying-up exercise that would streamline E.U. procedures to avoid gridlock as it expands to 25 members, without sapping core national prerogatives to set tax rates and foreign and defense policy. But he also forecast dire results if Britain balked, leaving it isolated on Europe's margins, even tempting the rest of the E.U. countries to wash their hands of pesky...
They're Still Just Winging It Alitalia has crash landed in a field of Catch-22s. The majority state-owned Italian carrier, which loses about €1.2 million a day, desperately needs a government bailout to avoid bankruptcy. But any rescue plan risks a veto from Brussels on antitrust grounds. Labor Minister Roberto Maroni promises the government will sign an emergency decree this week, reportedly set to dole out €120 million to Alitalia and Italy 's smaller carriers this year. That would keep the flagship airline afloat and avert disastrous labor strife. But even if the bailout gets past...
...PROJECT REVIEW committee now studying I.M. Pei's Library plans should consider the benefits the Kennedy Library will bring to Cambridge residents as well as the very real problems in the plans. Parking must be provided either on-site or off-site if Cambridge is to avoid becoming an impenetrable morass of cars; adequate commercial frontage must be provided for visitor services. Inclusion of some taxable property, such as apartments, is desirable; proper pedestrian access to Brattle Square is a must; and some way (such as an overpass) for visitors to get to the Charles without being run down...