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...UNMOVIC chief Dr. Hans Blix and his counterpart for nuclear inspections, Dr. Mohammed al-Baradei gave the Security Council a mixed report: On the one hand, Iraq's declaration was unacceptable because it had failed to account for known chemical weapons stocks; on the other, Iraq has not impeded the inspection process and the inspectors have turned up no clear evidence of continued prohibited weapons programs. Al-Baradei even put the kibosh on at least one specific charge made by Washington when he reported that aluminum tubes alleged by U.S. officials to have been imported by Iraq...
...funding until its constitution is changed to meet the council’s religious non-discrimination guidelines. The Committee on College Life is reviewing the group’s official status, linked to its ability to use University facilities, poster, sponsor events and maintain its e-mail account and web space...
...entirely sure why the elephants want to come here, we've got 6 billion reasons why we'll welcome them (or at least their sleek, well-stocked Republican wallets) to our fair city. Here in New York, tolerance is not just a catchphrase - we welcome the expense account dollars of any political group. Especially when the city budget is looking at a $6 billion shortfall. As our billionaire mayor might say, "Desperate times call for desperate pillaging of tourist wallets...
...Brazil in 40 years; in Brasilia. A former factory worker and fiery trade-union leader, "Lula" swept to power in October with 61% of the vote. He has pledged to reduce corruption, improve education and reduce economic misery. (Brazil currently has a 12% inflation rate and debts that account for nearly 61% of its gdp.) Since October, the President-elect has tried to caution the public against having overly high expectations, but a recent poll found that 80% of Brazilians are hopeful his administration will be "good to excellent...
...Bush, and Wilson before him, believe to their bones that American ideas are universal ones. Ordinary Americans find it impossible to think that their nation is selfish, or thoughtless, or arrogant. In the Pew survey, 75% of Americans said that the U.S. takes the interests of other countries into account when it makes international policy. (Only 44% of Britons think that, and compared with everyone else, Brits love Americans.) But these are dangerous illusions; when it comes to the imposition of the values of one nation on another, it matters not a whit how pure of heart are the motives...