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However you see it, ending term limits seems increasingly popular around Latin America. Chávez remains the standard-bearer of the region's resurgent left; and after his first attempt to change the constitution, leftist Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador had their own term limits relaxed by popular vote. Colombia's conservative President, Alvaro Uribe, won't deny that he hopes to engineer a constitutional fix letting him seek a third term when his second mandate ends next year. The trend has democracy watchdogs fretful about a return of the Latin caudillo. (See pictures...
Finally - and this was the cruelest finding - those who had taken antidepressants also looked older than their twins who hadn't. In other words, if the misery of your divorce doesn't age you, your attempt to treat it with Prozac might. Guyuron and his colleagues believe this unjust fact has something to do with the drooping relaxation of facial muscles that antidepressants can cause...
...Though Harvard and our community should promote entrepreneurship, it is important to make a distinction between free enterprise and gouging. Students who attempt to rip off fellow students should be chastised, rather than encouraged by successfully completing transactions...
...importance of supporting current operations while planning for the future through the more general “80% FAS-wide plan” announced in January. The plan—which will aim to close the projected $100 to $130 million budgetary shortfall—is an early attempt to begin turning localized feedback from individual units within FAS into a more generalized scheme for cutbacks. “It’s a much more macro thing, as opposed to what’s happening today,” Smith said. “It needs to be guided...
...Michaud was again the playmaker in the Crimson’s third and final goal of the night. Eagles goalie John Muse’s sloppy attempt to clear the puck allowed Michaud to swoop in to fire a shot on goal. Senior forward Nick Coskren buried the rebound for a short-handed tally...