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...thing driving al-Sadr and Iran together is us. From the beginning, al-Sadr has made common cause with anyone fighting the occupation. (In 2004, when U.S. troops were battling Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, al-Sadr sent them aid.) Americans worried during the Vietnam War that if we left, Hanoi would become a puppet of its wartime patron, Beijing. Instead, four years after the U.S. evacuated Saigon, Vietnam and China were at war. When American troops are on your doorstep, it's easy to make common cause. But when they leave, deep-seated rivalries often re-emerge. Our occupation...
...things about socially responsible marketing: Edun Apparel is a clothing line started in 2005 by U2's Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, which aims to bring fair employment practices to the fashion industry. "Bono and Ali are both committed to the mission that trade is more important than aid," said Edun CEO Christian Kemp-Griffin...
...North Korea may soon return to multilateral negotiations aimed at dismantling its nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic aid. Despite an inconclusive round of talks in December, with China "putting pressure on the North Koreans do to more," Rice said, "it's certainly the best alignment of forces for a possible solution that I've seen in a while...
...Since UNC began offering its no-loans guarantee, about 25 other schools have offered similar programs. Ort said UNC took its lead from Princeton, which in 1998 began phasing in its current no-loans policy for all recipients of federal financial aid...
...Association. The 2005 graduate of the University of California at San Diego said students feel pinched from every direction. Federal grants are down, student loan interest rates are up, and tuition continues to rise. "We're seeing students across the U.S. locked out of an education," she said. "Federal aid, especially, has decreased. Students are having to work two and even three jobs to make...