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...Sudan scholars like Alex de Waal, program director at the Social Science Research Council in New York City, and author of several books on Sudan, have argued the indictment was cathartic but counterproductive. It offered Bashir no chance to compromise, they said, while making him a champion of anti-Western defiance. Those views may have found traction inside the White House of Obama, who has favored mixing carrots with sticks and made a preference for engagement over confrontation a cornerstone of his foreign policy. On Oct. 19, Obama outlined a Sudan strategy that encapsulated this new U.S. approach to world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Sudan: Can This Be the World's Newest Nation? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

What: An Evening with Champions was founded in 1970 by former U.S. champion John Misha Petkevich. Since then it has been run entirely by Harvard University students, raising more than $2.4 million for the Jimmy Fund, which supports adult and pediatric cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Paul Wylie, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist and class of 1990 Harvard graduate, will host the show, which will feature National Silver Medalist and Olympian Emily Hughes and 1984 Olympic champion Scott Hamilton, among others...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Weekend Roundup | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

...Nelson Mandela will pass the gold-plated World Cup trophy to the new soccer world champion at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a billion sets of eyes and ears from every corner of the globe are glued to television screens and radios. The international sports media will call it the final day of a tournament that represents South Africa’s modernism and rapid, inspirational distancing from its torrential past of racial and economic inequalities. They will only be half right...

Author: By Eric T. Justin | Title: In the Shadow of the World Cup | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

Crackdowns, say many experts, usually serve to radicalize the local population, further stimulating the flow of money and new recruits to terrorist groups. But the popular calls for revenge after the subway bombings left the government with few other choices. Even the champion of a softer approach, President Dmitri Medvedev, pledged to get "more cruel" against the terrorists on April 1. On Tuesday, the state-run polling agency VTsIOM reported that 75% of Russians say they believe terrorism can only be defeated by force, up from 70% in 2002. There are no public debates in Russia about how to treat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's War on Terror: A Crackdown by Popular Demand | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...most beloved figure in the city’s sports history. If he wants an example, he can just look at the warm embrace Mauer is experiencing right now in Minnesota. If the catcher continues to display prowess behind the plate, he will rank with two-time World Series champion Kirby Puckett, perhaps even above him given Mauer’s St. Paul roots...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock | Title: Not for a King's Ransom | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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