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...Syrian control in Lebanon; in a car bombing attack in Beirut. The first attack on a prominent Lebanese opposition figure since the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February, it came less than a week after the anti-Syrian opposition won a clear victory in the first round of Lebanon's four-part parliamentary elections. Syria, still influential despite its April withdrawal of troops under intense international pressure, denied involvement in the murder, which reignited national outrage and prompted calls for the resignation of Lebanese President and Syria ally Emile Lahoud...
Live Aid organizer bob Geldof called a press conference last week to announce his attempt to reanimate his monstrous success of 20 years ago. This time round, the biggest global rock show on earth, punningly called Live 8, will consist of free concerts in Berlin, London, Paris, Philadelphia and Rome on July 2, followed by a public demonstration on the eve of the G-8 conference in Scotland. The idea is to pressure G-8 participants to help reduce poverty in Africa. But this time Geldof's monster may be out of control. He and co-organizer Midge Ure implored...
...Syrian control in Lebanon; in a car bombing in Beirut. The first attack on a prominent Lebanese opposition figure since the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in February, it came less than a week after the anti-Syrian opposition won a clear victory in the first round of Lebanon's parliamentary elections. Syria, still influential despite its withdrawal of troops under international pressure, denied involvement in the murder, which reignited national outrage and prompted calls for the resignation of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud...
...sister are - that is where home is," she says. To this beloved harbor, she'd like to bring back a film project - perhaps Sisters, which she is developing with Sydney playwright Stephen Sewell. Or even an Australian episode of The 4400 (franchise-friendly, the returnees are from all round the world). "And I've already cast it," she says with a Jude-like cackle. "I've got all my mates in it. It's a cast of thousands, let me tell...
Earlier this semester, Skocpol was one of the professors who led the first round of attacks against Summers...