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...concentration, to rewrite English literature by filling in the gaps, the black holes, in the country's official story of itself. In The Nature of Blood, for example, he gave us Othello's story in the Moor's own voice; in Cambridge, he bestowed the name of the august English university on a doomed West Indian slave. His view does not overlook class or other races - in Foreigners he points out that more than 2,000 Jews fought for Britain in World War I, only to be greeted on their return as aliens. Yet where others complain about history, Phillips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black and Blue | 9/19/2007 | See Source »

...inspections, a full range of sensors and sampling, unrestricted interviews and document reviews.” The IAEA lacks the resources to inspect North Korea thoroughly, so U.S. inspectors should ensure full compliance.Moreover, the U.S. should use this opportunity to improve international cooperation over the North Korean issue. In August, Indiana Senator Richard G. Lugar and former Georgia Senator Sam A. Nunn suggested in a Wall Street Journal editorial that the U.S. extend the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program into North Korea. Operating out of the Defense Department, the program secures and dismantles nuclear weapons left over from...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: North Korea: No Celebration | 9/19/2007 | See Source »

...factors point to a low risk to humans,” he said. Lipson advised using insect repellent, wearing covering clothing, and eliminating standing water to reduce the risk of virus-transmitting bites. Gary Alpert, Harvard’s entomology officer of environmental health, said an unusually dry August and cooling temperatures, which eliminate potentially dangerous mosquito populations, would soon put an end to the threat this year. Harvard’s task force would convene in the event of a more urgent incident involving the virus in Cambridge, according to Alpert. “We have...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: West Nile Virus Found in Cambridge | 9/18/2007 | See Source »

...Gibbs and Duffy's book, The Preacher and the Presidents, was published in August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Christopher Hitchens Is Wrong About Billy Graham | 9/18/2007 | See Source »

...conservative lawmaker. "But the size of the majority will not affect how effective our government will be." New Democracy held 165 of the 300 seats in the outgoing parliament. Karamanlis, who describes himself a "compassionate conservative," called for an early trip to the ballot box ahead of the August wildfires, seeking a fresh mandate for crucial social and economic changes. With 20 percent of the nation's households living below the poverty level, or less than $16,000 a year, Greeks ranks among the European Union's poorest members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greek PM Faces New Challenges | 9/18/2007 | See Source »

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