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...trade with communist China and still criticize its rights record. But communist Cuba keeps us in a trance of irrational contradictions. That is, perhaps, until now. As Barack Obama packs for the Summit of the Americas this week in Trinidad, where he hopes to improve Washington's dismal relations south of the border, the U.S. President knows that Cuba policy will be the marquee topic. "Any solution to the U.S.'s problems in Latin America has to go through Havana," says Larry Birns, head of the Council on Hemispheric Relations in Washington. Obama seems to acknowledge two conclusions staring...
...fresh spending was unveiled just as a few glints of light broke through the gloom engulfing Japan after months of dismal economic data. Following news on Thursday that employment and cash flow measures would be included in the package, the Nikkei stock index broke 9,000 points for the first time since January and machinery orders, an indication of how much companies are investing, exceeded expectations with a rise of 1.4% over the previous month...
...many Harvard classes, students benefit from the chance to drop a dismal midterm or wayward problem set. Unfortunately for Crimson baseball, there is no such provision for a single devastating inning. Harvard (7-20, 5-3 Ivy League) allowed six runs in the second against Bryant University (24-9) in an 8-2 defeat yesterday during an otherwise even contest in Smithfield, R.I.The Crimson could not muster much of an offensive charge against Bulldogs senior starter Dan Lozeau, who strung together an effective 5.2 innings, yielding two earned runs on seven hits.“We had a few opportunities...
...Nonetheless, the Crimson overcame a rainy Friday and dismal Saturday skies to finish first overall with 611 total strokes for the weekend, a commanding 35 strokes ahead of second place Boston College...
...NASA had such a dismal track record since the Apollo program? Reduced funding tells part of the story. The space program received around $40 billion a year (adjusted for inflation) in the mid-1960s, which was at least four percent of the federal budget. But, back then, Americans also had a much greater tolerance for risk: The first successful Apollo mission was launched just eight months after the three astronauts in Apollo 1 died during testing. NASA’s tighter leash today means that riskier programs like nuclear-powered spacecraft don’t make it off the drawing...