Word: powers
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Dartmouth softball wasn't supposed to be this good this year. Harvard, perennial-power Princeton, and defending champ Cornell were supposed to the teams at the top. The Big Green was coming off of a 2-10, last-place finish. But in this landmark year for Dartmouth sports, it seems like anything can happen...
While we prolong the stem-cell debate, millions continue to suffer. It is time to harness the power of government and go forward...
...tiff appears to mark the beginning of another seismic shift in the cable industry. In the nascent days of cable, when providers were bringing channels to new pools of rural viewers, networks were thrilled to be part of a cable empire, and paid the providers accordingly. Then power shifted; cable companies now pay networks for the privilege of carrying their programs. And it's anyone's guess where the favor will fall once interactive television becomes a reality - and cable access becomes an integral part of viewing network programs...
...like anyone has a constitutional right to Disney programs like 'Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,' but on the other hand, it's always disturbing to see a company like Time Warner Cable, whose holdings pretty much constitute a monopoly in many areas, exercising their power by taking an entire channel...
...designated a terrorist organization by the State Department (the Kashmiri Harkat al Mujahedeen, implicated in last December's Indian Airlines hijacking) and has refused to close the organization down despite pressure from Washington. But adding Pakistan to the list would mean closing the door on an already unstable nuclear power, and that remains an unlikely scenario. While castigating its record on terrorism, State Department counterterrorism coordinator Michael A. Sheehan made clear that Pakistan "is a friendly state that is trying to tackle the problem." Washington would simply like Pakistan to try a little harder...