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...southern part of the country, plagued by a bloody Muslim insurgency since 2004. So far, though, the violence has continued unabated: in the past three months, an estimated 200 people have died in insurgent attacks and clashes with the army. On Wednesday, two Buddhists were killed in a drive-by shooting in Yala province...
...could drive down unemployment in this country just to something that was reasonable, or if other people could help me drive unemployment down here, I promise you, our casualty figures would not be as high," says Chiarelli, the ground commander of U.S. forces in Iraq for the past year. "Nor would the level of violence be as high as it is today." Chiarelli's call for a new Iraq strategy with an emphasis on jobs and reconstruction, not more troops, came Dec. 12 as he spoke to reporters during an exit interview before handing over his command...
...crystallized for us the day it was announced that Harvard, under a shroud of secrecy and through silent intermediaries, had purchased the Allston Landing site between Western Avenue and Storrow Drive. We knew that very day that at some point in the not too distant future we—the tenants of the Charlesview Appartments, a strategically located, primarily low to moderate income housing complex—would find ourselves fighting for our homes against one of the richest and most powerful corporations in the world...
...pleased to see that the lost art of sewing is making a comeback [Dec. 4]. I have had a passion for sewing since my youth, and last summer I opened a center to teach the art of sewing. I'm surprised how far people drive to take my classes. Most of my students are young, and I get so much pleasure from watching them develop the enthusiasm I found so many years ago. For people who are creative and need a new hobby, sewing is "sew" much fun. CINDY FETZER Hollywood...
...celebration of the migratory tradition, and of the cycle of life modern society seems to have forgotten. Resplendent brides, angry fathers, jealous rivals and belly dancers race around the circular arena on their beautiful steeds, as dueling bands-strings from Transylvania and brass from Moldavia-drive the whole spectacle toward climax. Battuta offers feasts and romance, weddings and funerals, imbuing them with the absurdity and surrealism of dreams. As the furious crescendo finally tapers and night falls, a violin draws a melancholic tune while the caravan beds down, their horses shifting in the darkness. After the show...