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...police. Instead the protesters were forcibly ejected, arrested, and charged criminally with disturbing a public assembly without ever receiving a warning. Students should have the right to protest without fear of unexpected arrest. In an academic community founded on the bedrock principle of the unfettered exchange of ideas, the threat of unwarned arrest would no doubt have a chilling effect on the quality of debate and discussion that goes on at Harvard. Furthermore, the punishment of the HUPD—charging the students with a crime punishable by a fine and up to a month in prison?...
...Even without the ominous prospect of military meddling, the stakes are high indeed. The threat of further political turmoil is already spooking investors, with Turkish shares tumbling 8% on Monday alone. A political impasse threatens to slow or reverse democratic reforms that were under way to meet European Union norms, and could further complicate Turkey's strained relations with Europe. Some E.U. membership negotiations are already on hold, and they are not likely to resume if the government cannot agree on who's in charge. Senior E.U. official Olli Rehn has said Turkey's handling of the crisis will...
...clear how the political stalemate will be resolved. The AKP, sounding a note of defiance, hopes to strengthen its majority to the point where it can vote in Gul on its own. The opposition-and the army-is betting that voters will shy away from the perceived Islamist threat and force a coalition of some sort. Both outcomes are possible. But if the AKP returns to office more powerful than before, the army may feel compelled to act again, this time by taking to the streets. Either way, the campaign is likely to further polarize Turkish society and jeopardize...
...mobile-phone-handset plants in Bocholt and Kamp-Lintfort to work longer hours and accept a cut in holiday pay. Frustrated union leaders say they were blackmailed into eating what amounted to a 20% wage cut. "We had to accept these terms because there was the constant threat that these jobs would go to Hungary if we didn't," says Wolfgang Mueller, who was IG Metall union's representative on the Siemens supervisory board at the time. The concession didn't help much. When Kleinfeld took over in 2005, he jettisoned the handset business, selling it to Taiwan's BenQ...
...Officer dispatched to 79 JFK Street on a report of a bomb threat. A report was filed, and an investigation is still going...