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...Turtles - except for the occasional slow road-crosser - are not on most Americans' radar. But the Asian appetite for turtles, whose meat and body parts are believed to hold a variety of medicinal and life-enhancing qualities, is creating a global market for U.S. turtles and tortoises...
...Instead, however, the firing of Chaudry has turned into a political crisis for Musharraf, as massive crowds continue to demonstrate their support for the 59-year-old lawyer from Quetta. His journey last weekend from Islamabad to Lahore on the historic Grand Trunk Road, usually a four-hour drive, turned into 24-hour odyssey as tens of thousands of people clogged the 200-mile stretch of road to catch a glimpse of the man who has become the country's most popular figure. The mood of the crowds was virulently anti-government, as protesters demanded that Musharraf step down...
...aftermath of Kleinfeld's decision to walk, Siemens' stock tanked. But Kleinfeld's has risen. He was hoping that three to five years down the road, people would look back and say Siemens had a problem but used it as an opportunity to become totally transparent and remodel the company for the epic infrastructure build-out that is unfolding around the world. It may still happen, but Kleinfeld's view of his handiwork will probably be that of a spectator...
...things that Harvard can do better than other entities.” This does not mean, however, that Harvard should ignore other suggestions to improve the quality of life in the Allston community. Many of the community’s suggestions for public space, such as burying Soldiers Field Road, improving bridges over the Charles, and beautifying the area, are ideas that will benefit Harvard as well. Naturally, Harvard cannot, and should not try, to meet every request the community makes. Some proposals, such as providing daycare, are not good matches for Harvard’s resources or its mission...
...opening address, Maliki thanked Iraq's neighbors for their pledges of support and said he considered the conference a big success for Iraq. But behind the pleasantries, nagging disagreements are a reminder of the long, complicated road ahead before the Iraq crisis is over...