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...deeply unpopular adventure in support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq was once more winning the sort of headlines that have plagued him for nearly three years - this time, turning on videotapes of the alleged maltreatment of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. Time to cue up the latest round of predictions that Blair's long domination of British political life was nearing an ignominious close. Alas for our scribbling friends, it was not to be. Though Blair himself was stuck in South Africa by a malfunctioning plane, a controversial measure compelling those applying for a new passport to also...
...that Palestinian Arabs remain “refugees,” and they tried to hold Israel responsible for what the Arab League had wrought. Since then, British professors have taken this process a giant step forward by trying to bar Israeli academics from academic journals. And just to round out the picture of academics’ political astuteness, targeted by this boycott are some Israelis who themselves supported the political campaign against their country. This academic divestment movement against Israel is a clear example of why I have come to trust investors more than professors in finance and politics...
...weeks of regular-season play remain, and Harvard is currently tied for fourth in the league with St. Lawrence with 21 points. Cornell leads the league with 25, and Colgate and Dartmouth are knotted in second place with 24. Come March, the top four seeds earn coveted first-round byes, so this weekend’s games could prove crucial. While the Crimson (14-9-2, 10-7-1) and the Big Green (13-10-2, 11-5-2) butt heads with their upstate New York rivals, the Saints host Yale and Brown, both bottom-tier teams that have combined...
...country's future on democracy" - foreign diplomats were also quick to point out that this was a Haitian solution to a Haitian crisis. "We weren't part of the agreement," UN spokesman David Wimhurst said. "But we support it and are ready to move forward to the second round (of voting) for senators and deputies...
...time when the excesses of the Jack Abramoff scandal have prodded Congress to at least go through the motions on lobbying reform, the dizzying merry-go-round of staffers like Shockey show just how hard it is to really change the way things are done on Capitol Hill. Granted, many lobbyists chase pork and members of Congress regularly exchange favors with webs of family and ex-aides. But Shockey's straddling of K Street and Capitol Hill is particuarly poignant and visible-even if, as in most cases, his lawyer and spokesman say it is all perfectly legal...