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...Poisoned Atmosphere The outcome of the elections could spell the end of Serbia's European dreams. Moderate voices are in retreat. The centrist president Boris Tadic, who publicly endorsed a "stabilization" agreement aimed at starting negotiations to join the E.U, has become the subject of a hate campaign. After the signing of the E.U. agreement, the nationalist tabloid Kurir carried a photo of Tadic and a colleague toasting the deal under the headline "Serbian Pigs Rejoice! They Gave Away Kosovo!" Tadic reportedly received a letter recently accusing him of "treason" and promising him "a bullet in the forehead." Authorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kosovo's Curse | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...dunk and is apparently very well “endowed.” Thus, in order to win Hannah back, Tom agrees to be her maid of honor and prove his worth. Ideally, an exciting thrill-ride of hilarious quests and heartfelt moments would ensue after this agreement, but that’s not the case. Rather, what occurs is a boring, forgettable, and poorly-written period of nothingness. The film is essentially a basic plot outline strung together by scenes of empty dialogue. Instead of adding depth and intelligence to the story, the screenwriters become redundant, reiterating the premise...

Author: By Jessica O Matthews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Made of Honor | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...were able to reach an agreement that works both for me personally and for the district, as this will allow a smooth transition to a new leader,” Fowler-Finn said in the statement...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...Environment and Public Works Committee, calls sea ice studies such as the one run by USGS a "classic case of reality versus unproven computer models." In fact, he says, the number of polar bears has increased over the past half-century as a result of initiatives like the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, which sharply curtailed bear hunting; he thinks declaring the animal endangered would be a purely political move, a way to achieve global warming policy that eschews the legislative process. It's a classic bait-and-switch maneuver, he says, that would effectively turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Polar Bear Survive? | 5/2/2008 | See Source »

Though he'd acquired them illegally, Bryant used guns at Port Arthur that were lawful in Tasmania at the time. Howard argued there was no reason civilians should be allowed to own assault weapons - and under the 1996 National Firearms Agreement (NFA) these were all but banned. At huge cost, the government bought from their owners some 650,000 of the newly prohibited guns, which police destroyed. It also implemented mandatory gun licenses and registration of all firearms, helping to restrict to 5% of the population the number of Australian adults who owned or used guns last year, down from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia's Gun Laws: Little Effect | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

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