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Space constraints and the largest college applicant pool in history created an unusual year for Harvard admissions. In March, Harvard notified over a thousand transfer applicants that it would accept none of them and halt transfer admissions for two years, dismaying potential admits—particularly at Deep Springs, a two-year college with a long tradition of Harvard transfers. And spurred by this same caution about residential constraints, the admissions office took a conservative approach to applicants for the class of 2012, announcing the lowest admissions rate in recent memory, before admitting an unprecedented 200 students off the wait...
...permanently halt the flow of rockets from Gaza. Both those options would require Israeli troops to occupy Gaza for a long time, with the potential risk of massive casualties. Instead, Olmert is hoping a large show of force will persuade Hamas to stop stockpiling long-range rockets and accept the terms of a new cease-fire, including the release of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was captured...
...state Jesse White reiterated that White will not certify any appointment by Blagojevich and that the seat will probably remain in limbo. White said in a statement, "Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the governor, I cannot accept the document [appointing him to the Senate...
...landslide reminded Awami League supporters of the party's huge win in the 1970 poll, another pivotal election. Bangladesh was still East Pakistan; when West Pakistan refused to accept the result a brutal military crackdown followed and, eventually, the 1971 war of independence. That isn't the case now. The military has accepted the voters' verdict, which was delivered as 200,000 local and international election observers looked on, although the opposition has raised objections to what it says are voting irregularities...
...Radio, Television and Electronics Information, ostensibly to regulate Internet usage and monitor Vietnam's online users, which are predicted to increase from about 20 million today to 30 million by 2010. "Vietnam like China realizes the importance of the Internet if their economy is going to grow and they accept that the more people have broadband access, the better it is for the country," said Dietz. Although the new law prohibits bloggers from discussing politically sensitive subjects, it also states that the government officially encourages Internet use "in order to share and exchange information corresponding to Vietnamese habits, customs...