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In a West European capital, Abu Ranin says, he collected evidence on a mukhabarat station chief who was selling government property on the black market. When Abu Ranin threatened to alert Baghdad, he says, the officer rolled over. Abu Ranin would not say what information the man provided. Abu Ranin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secret Collaborators | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

You should also beware of the glossed-up hard sell. There have been reports in the local press of patients being advised to have surgery that was unnecessary and of doctors being paid for referrals. So do your research diligently. The following hospitals are useful places to start:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sun, Sea and Scalpels | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

In addition to weaving their real-life political experiences into the show, Attie, O’Donnell and Goffman have also found their Harvard ties useful in fleshing out their characters. When Goffman maps out the show’s dialogue and issue-oriented debates, he utilizes strategies that he...

Author: By Jessica E. Gould, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The 'West' and the Brightest | 10/17/2003 | See Source »

While less helpful at drawing comparisons between schools, the rankings can, however, provide a compendium of useful information when comparing different schools as it provides a summary of information about the colleges that might be difficult to deduce from glossy institutional brochures. While the rankings can be useful sources of...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Ranking College Rankings | 10/14/2003 | See Source »

A decline in crude-oil prices was partly responsible, but a larger factor was a government policy reversal. Although bullish on shale, coal and other synfuels in 1980, Washington soon cooled to the idea, as it had done in the past. After 1980, the Reagan Administration thought private industry, not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asleep at the Switch | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

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