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...still stand strong in lobbying against an end to the embargo. While both of these admittedly powerful constituencies have legitimate grievances against the brutal Communist regime, the Cuban government has not and will not become more accommodating to their interests on a mere whim. Dropping the embargo would allow us to facilitate the change we hope for without holding ignorantly to egotistical positions that do nothing but broaden the rift...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Phaneuf | Title: A More Perfect Neighborhood | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...once, there is an inclusive and internationally respected way for the United States to advance its foreign policy interests. Dropping the embargo will allow us to reincorporate Cuba into the inter-American community, reopen a dialogue with a government not more than 90 miles from United States coastline, and allow an influx of American culture and influence that is expected to bring social change to the Cuban people. As such, it would behoove the Obama administration to place the normalization of relations with Cuba high on its list of foreign-policy goals...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Phaneuf | Title: A More Perfect Neighborhood | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

While UPMIFA would not allow affected institutions to spend freely from underwater funds, it would offer some breathing room—giving a place like Harvard “more flexibility to spend money for its core purposes,” according to Michael R. Kerr, legislative director for the Uniform Law Commission, which drafted UPMIFA...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bill May Allow Flexibility | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...fact, establishing diplomatic relations with Iran would allow the US to use the rising price of oil to its advantage. Currently, Iranian oil production is barely 60 percent of what it was in 1977. This fall in production has been largely attributed to a lack of foreign investment. Without formal diplomatic relations, US companies cannot effectively do business in Iran. Similarly, US diplomats are unable to make credible promises. If the US re-establishes official relations, American oil companies—who have some of the most advanced petroleum extraction technologies in the world—could easily increase Iranian...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: It’s Diplomacy, Stupid! | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

Shortly after Sunday's gathering, city manager Harry Walker declared a "state of emergency," which he said would allow the city to ask for assistance from the state and might allow Coatesville to impose some regulations in the name of public safety, such as a curfew, although no specific regulations were in the works. He and other officials, however, said they were not yet willing to ask for help from the National Guard, as some residents suggested. Coatesville was once a thriving steel town, before the Lukens Steel Co. was bought by Bethlehem Steel in 1997. Bethlehem went bankrupt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Setting Fire to Coatesville? | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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