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...After the vote, the House adjourned, with aides saying that House members will return next week if the Senate can come to an agreement. But such an accord will not come easy. In fact, the House bill was pronounced DOA in the Senate six hours before the House even voted on it. Senate Republicans are balking at a deal they claim does not go far enough in demanding that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler prove they have viable long-term business plans before qualifying for a second round of loans in March. All told, the Big Three have asked...
...after they helped carry out protests against Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and health crises. The death toll is edging toward a thousand people, and tens of thousands more have fallen ill. Zimbabwe has declared the events a national emergency. Fortunately, the Zimbabwean government has been open to aid from Western organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO), which has maintained a team in the region for several years, has been allowed to step up its efforts in light of the crisis. We are glad that this immediate aid from the WHO is being delivered to Zimbabweans. However, regardless...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith, the University as a whole has been mobilized to tackle unprecedented budgetary constraints. We recognize the new limits facing the College and commend the College for reiterating its commitment to the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative. Likewise, we encourage them to maintain their support of undergraduate life through the continued development of initiatives such as the Student Life Fund and social programming for freshmen, in addition to long-term projects such as House renewal...
...That leaves FAS administrators with far fewer resources to combat a deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, which will see increased costs from debt and energy payments on new buildings, increased demands from financial aid, and a $25 million shortfall on the current year’s expenditures...
...Holbrooke is a great negotiator, but he's also a great intimidator, and the first step toward resolving the war in Afghanistan is to lay down the law in both Islamabad and Kabul. The message should be the same in both cases: The unsupervised splurge of American aid is over. The Pakistanis will have to stop giving tacit support and protection to terrorists, especially the Afghan Taliban. The Karzai government will have to end its corruption and close down the drug trade. There are plenty of other reforms necessary - the international humanitarian effort is a shabby, self-righteous mess; some...