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Sources: Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. *The "Fleet m.p.g." above reflects conditions produced in a lab. Actual on-road fuel efficiency is lower--24.1 m.p.g. for cars and 18.1 m.p.g. for trucks...
...Road, by Cormac McCarthy For me, it's a poem about the unimaginable love a man can feel for his son and a tale about American isolationism and the need to risk and extend one's hand in friendship. On top of all that, it's the greatest zombie story ever written, which is probably why it's being made into a movie with the brilliant "no ego" Viggo Mortensen...
...security measures that Iraqi authorities are undertaking for Saturday's provincial elections are extreme even by the standards of a war-battered country all too familiar with checkpoints, mazes of blast walls and periodic road closures. Iraqi authorities are orchestrating what amounts to a nationwide lockdown for the coming vote, which many Iraqi and U.S. officials view as a key test of both the country's security forces and the durability of the reduced levels of violence in Iraq. On election day, Iraq plans to seal its borders, close Baghdad International Airport and ban all but specially licensed vehicles from...
...Fish said in reference to the freshmen. “It’s nice to have that kind of strong, disciplined contribution because it pushes everyone else up.”With impressive performances throughout the roster, the Crimson demonstrated its preparation for the long road ahead. As a fresh semester begins, Harvard will look to maintain its pace and continue to post dominant results.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...Fuxing Road in western Beijing is a vast Soviet-style building that proudly houses jets, tanks and ships - all memorials to the military conflicts faced by the People's Republic of China. But just around the corner, in a typical middleclass housing complex, is an unwelcome reminder of how the country manages its political conflicts...