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...anxious for us to play a role, the issue was too important not to play a role." There was agreement with the British position that Haig should not be an official mediator, but act as a helpful go-between who will explore different proposals...
Take the simple act of eating a potato chip. In a series of experiments, Gilbert invited Harvard undergraduates to a lab stocked with potato chips, along with either sardines or chocolate. To compare expected versus actual enjoyment of the experience, one group of students was asked to predict how much they would enjoy the chips compared to the relatively better food (chocolate) or the worse food (sardines); this forecasting group was asked to imagine eating the chips before, after or instead of the alternatives. Students in another "experience" group were instructed to eat the chips and the other foods. Turns...
...Armitage—has suggested that the emphasis on a narrow “War on Terror” driven by self-interest should be replaced by “an American commitment to providing for the global good.” More than a symbol, then, the act of reconsidering “Homeland Security” can serve as the first step in demonstrating America’s commitment to the world. It would show an America seeking a more well-reasoned approach to foreign policy: a president who took the fascist connotations of “Homeland...
...came to Harvard last Saturday, features performances and monologues by sex workers. “Nichol parades himself as a First Amendment martyr,” Marshall said. “He goes out of his way to find a venue on campus for pimps, prostitutes, and dominatrixes to act out bizarre, grotesque behavior.” “To stop the production because I found it offensive, or unappealing, would have violated both the First Amendment and traditions of openness that sustain great universities,” Nichol said in the statement. Nichol’s ouster...
...government of Spain will not recognize the unilateral act proclaimed yesterday by the assembly of Kosovo," Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos promptly told reporters. "This does not respect international law." Similar opposition has been voiced from a list of smaller European countries that face internal independence movements of their own, or are longstanding allies of Serbia - or both: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have rejected Kosovo's independence. It's not hard to find motivation for their stance: The Republic of Cyprus, for example, fears that Kosovo independence will give weight to Turkish Cypriot claims for dividing...