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...general's death comes on the heels of a call by the UN for the Haitian interim government to hold elections by February 7, 2006, the 20th anniversary of the fall of the 29-year Duvalier dictatorship. The poll has already been postponed four times, and many in Haiti fear that even the projected new date is too soon to resolve logistical needs that have yet to be addressed by the Provisional Electoral Council, the Organization of American States and the United Nations. But with each passing day unchecked violence in the capital is growing at a rate equal...
...preparations for a crucial presidential election. Thirty-four men and one woman are vying for the hot seat, including two former Presidents, three former Prime Ministers, three former military officers, a guerrilla leader, two alleged drug traffickers and a sweatshop industrialist. Each wants to replace Alexandre Boniface, the interim President of Haiti, who assumed office after the forced February 2004 departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the controversial former priest who now lives with his wife and two daughters in South Africa amid allegations of stealing millions from Haiti's treasury and telephone company. (Aristide's lawyers deny the charges...
...bomb attack, less than 24 hours after his return from Paris, where he had taken refuge after being told he was on a hit list; in Beirut. The latest in a series of attacks on anti-Syrian leaders in Lebanon, the bombing occurred hours before an interim U.N. report reinforced the widely held suspicion that Syria was behind the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February. In his last column as editor of the respected daily An Nahar, the dapper, optimistic Tueni wrote that Lebanon "never was and never will be part of Syria...
...which would make it likely that the bill would pass, Edgar said. But because of the bipartisan opposition to the bill, Edgar said he is optimistic that the cloture vote will fail. In that case, a filibuster would most likely force the Senate to renew the legislation for an interim period in order to leave time for further debate of its provisions. Even if the current version of the Patriot Act is renewed, the FBI’s access to library records will continue to be contested in the courts. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in early...
...development for Harvard in the 21st century. The University’s crossing of the Charles and southward expansion promise to produce valuable opportunities for scientific research, graduate education, and arts and culture. Allston’s impact on undergraduate life, however, is less certain.The Allston planners’ interim report, which was released in June, suggests several potential sites for up to four new undergraduate Residential Houses (ostensibly to replace Quad and DeWolfe housing sometime in the next 10 to 20 years). If the shift into Allston is to benefit all parties, including the College, the new undergraduate Houses...