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...fell apart two years ago in Mid-Cambridge when residents objected to Harvard’s proposal to build a tunnel underneath Cambridge Street to connect the two halves of its new Center for Government and International Studies. A team of neighborhood, University and city representatives reached a tentative accord that would have allowed Harvard to build the tunnel in exchange for community benefits. But a neighborhood negotiating representative pulled out at the last minute because he said he was not given the chance to bring the agreement to the other residents for approval...
...students say the review seemed to move of its own accord, whether for good...
...that after al-Shahristani withdrew his name from consideration, members of the Governing Council advised Brahimi that they had agreed to back one of their own for the new government's most powerful post--Iyad Allawi, a physician and Shi'ite Muslim who is head of the Iraqi National Accord (I.N.A.). By then, Brahimi--who insists his job is to broker a consensus on the new government, not to handpick its members--had little choice but to go along. "Brahimi decided that since this is their choice, he'll work with their decision," says a close aide. "He respects...
...dubious honor: the 1995 Saturn SL is the car most likely to be stolen, according to a survey released last week by insurance-industry tracker CCC Information Services. Coming in at No. 2 is the 1998 Acura Integra, while the 1994 Saturn SL ranks third. Others in the top 20: Mitsubishi Montero, Honda Civic and Accord, Acura Legend, Toyota Camry and Chevrolet Tahoe. The most commonly filched cars were all made in the 1990s. Why? Ed Sparkman of the National Insurance Crime Bureau thinks newer autos are less attractive to thieves since carmakers now include better antitheft devices. Consumers looking...
...ICRSS, pointed to one reason: "Every newspaper that has reported about his appointment has mentioned his CIA connection." Although Allawi has sniped at the U.S.-led Coalition in recent months, it's his ties to Langley that seem to have registered with Iraqis. (His organization, the Iraqi National Accord, is funded by the CIA.) "He's a CIA man, like [Ahmed] Chalabi," said Raed Abu Hassan, a Baghdad University political science post-grad. "In this country, CIA connections are political poison." It doesn't help that the Shiite Allawi is also a former Baathist, and a returning exile. Many Iraqis...