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...United States. Simon argued that the drug trade was a reflection on the failures of the American economy to provide jobs and opportunities for people. Venkatesh offered his perspective on the drug trade as a manifestation of economic inequality. “The street gangs wanted legitimacy and to act like a corporation,” he said. “It is an industry, it is work, and they called it work.”Despite pressure from members of the audience during the question-and-answer session at the end of the panel, Simon refused to give...
...warned in his Tuesday statement, "If the national benefit requires us to unfreeze our army to achieve our goals, we will do so." And with the increasing incursions of Iraqi and American forces into Sadr City and other Mahdi Army strongholds, the cleric will be under growing pressure to act on that warning...
...people.” But Ambrus’ thinking had a qualifier—not every one of FAS’ approximately 700 voting members thinks like a character in an economics textbook. “I guess the question is how strategically the members of the Faculty will act,” he said. “Most of the people who usually show up at these meetings don’t think strategically, then probably there won’t be a big difference in the turnout.” Psychology Professor James Sidanius also recognized the possibility...
...Last fall's testimony by Washington's top diplomat and military man in Baghdad was a high-wire act, as the surge was just beginning to take effect. A year later, lawmakers are expected to acknowledge progress on the security front, but will demand to know what's next. Eager to preserve the fragile gains, Petraeus is expected to urge a pause in U.S. troop withdrawals after this summer, when overall American troop strength in Iraq will fall from 160,000 to about 140,000. Petraeus has said he is leery of jeopardizing the gains of the past year...
...lipped in the wake of the London and Paris relay fiascos, it earlier denounced efforts by Menard and fellow activists on March 25 to disrupt the lighting of the torch in Greece in March. At that time, the spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, Qin Gang, said that "any act to disrupt the Olympic torch relay is shameful and unpopular." He also warned "that competent authorities in countries through which the torch relay will pass have the obligation to ensure a smooth relay." Chinese officials, one presumes, are less than impressed with the efficacy of French and British security officials...