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These politicians should take a lesson from the more reasonable Turnpike Authority, owner of the 91 acres. In light of their budget problems, the Turnpike Authority has recognized the need to sell the land to the highest bidder, which in this case appears to be Harvard. And by ensuring that essential transportation services are guaranteed, the Turnpike Authority has been able to improve Boston’s position as well as Harvard’s and its own. Harvard should develop the land to further its own future while respecting the easements and plans the Turnpike Authority put in place...
...Iraq's southern oil fields and the advance of thousands of troops to within 50 miles of Baghdad. There was also the prospect that a major allied score in coming days would change the atmosphere. On the other hand, both the worried and the sanguine understood well that the lesson of the war's first act was that however long the campaign lasts, coalition soldiers would probably be bedeviled by pockets of resistance that would continue to complicate their missions and imperil their lives. After 10 days of combat, 38 Americans and 23 Britons were confirmed dead, as were hundreds...
...Even the audience seemed a little tired, as the clapping was less frequent and exuberant. But Larry’s energy never flagged. I did get the feeling that he wanted to switch partners, though. So I went over to his side, ready to teach the Bens a lesson...
Kenyon: I guess the real lesson here is that Summers is a much, much better player than...
...Americans who may wonder why the people of southern Iraq have not risen up in revolt against Saddam yet would receive an instructive lesson in a household near the American positions. Outside the house a man stood smiling and waving at every passing American vehicle. A soldier, passing on foot spotted a picture of Saddam on the wall and pointed at it. Unabashed the man went into his home took the picture down and spit on Saddam's face. He then carefully wiped it off and hung the picture back...