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...Zimbabwe's main opposition leader has some blemishes. In 2005 the MDC split in two after a breakaway faction questioned what it perceived as Tsvangirai's autocratic tendencies. The division led to doubts about his leadership skills. "There are some real concerns about him and his ability," says Alex Vines, head of the Africa Program at Chatham House in London. Tsvangirai's reponse: "Every leader has his faults. I am not a perfect human being." After 28 years of Mugabe, Zimbabweans may be happy to settle for less than perfect...
...Front (Zanu-PF) have demanded a recount. The state press is predicting a run-off between Mugabe and Tsvangirai, and a loose pro-Mugabe force known as the "war veterans" has begun a campaign of intimidation and land seizure across Zimbabwe. Tsvangirai spoke to TIME's Africa bureau chief, Alex Perry, by telephone from an undisclosed location inside Zimbabwe...
...Wilcox ’11 said. “Google ripped off AIM [America Online Instant Messenger] anyway.” Other students said they agreed that Facebook was not directly copying Gmail. “It’s not ripping off Google,” said Alex B. Lipton ’11. Facebook declined to comment about the new chat feature and Google did not return requests for comment yesterday evening. Several students expressed general disinterest in Facebook’s latest addition. “It doesn’t really affect...
...fifth spot in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:53.61. In the men’s high jump, sophomore Jonathan Brito cleared the 1.79-meter bar for fifth best, and freshman John McVey passed 4.12 meters in the pole vault to tie for third. Co-captain Alex Lewis finished fifth in pole vault, clearing 3.97 meteres.SAM HOWELL INVITATIONALTen men and 11 women participated in the Sam Howell Invitational and put together numerous top-10 performances.“When we found out we could send some athletes down to Princeton, we wanted to make sure...
...Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)—a University-wide program supporting the practice of humanitarian response worldwide—organized the event to educate students about the recent crisis in Chad and its relation to the ongoing military conflict in Darfur. The panel featured HHI Fellow Alex W. de Waal; Heinz J. Henghuber, a former head of Doctors without Borders; and UNICEF emergency coordinator Sherazade Boualia. Chad, which neighbors Darfur to the west, resumed fighting in February when rebels attempted to overthrow President Idriss Déby, who has ruled Chad as a dictator since 1990. While the attempt...