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...severe consequences for their dangerous behavior. The U.S. also provided enhanced protection to Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East, and sent a strong message to Syria and the Palestinians that there is no alternative to peace. The U.S. assured itself of a favorable position on the avail-ability of Middle East oil and freed the Iraqi people from a tyrant. Rex Shannon Santa...
...filed an angry rebuttal, saying the ambassador's letter "inexcusably" failed to disclose the German government's own "substantial pecuniary interest" in the case. Behind the scenes, the German Foreign Ministry has been trying to convince the Bush Administration to intervene to dismiss the case, so far to no avail, according to letters to the U.S. State Department obtained by TIME. Significantly, Stuart E. Eizenstat, the former Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary who negotiated the 2000 accord, believes it doesn't cover the Wertheim case. Eizenstat accepts the argument by Principe's lawyers that her family was defrauded after...
...refreshing to see someone like Paya fight for what he believes in with reason and logic rather than with Latin emotion. For years I have argued over the futility of the embargo with my fellow Cuban Americans, to no avail. Perhaps it takes someone still living inside Cuba to better understand that the embargo serves only to perpetuate the interests of Castro's government. And the restrictions on U.S. citizens' traveling to Cuba prevent an open dialogue with Cubans who are still think the U.S. wishes them harm. Unlike many of us who chose to leave Cuba, Paya has stayed...
Highlights Harvard pulled off a 2-1 upset of then-No. 19 Penn, but it was to no avail as the Crimson was already eliminated from Ivy title contention and NCAA consideration. All-American Kevin Ara also received a selection to the first team All-Ivy while Ladd Fritz made the second team All-Ivy. Joe Steffa and Mike Lobach received honorable mention accolades...
...free to take a year off to pursue what crazy interests you may have. Life is short, and you don’t know when you’ll get to do these things later. Opportunities like flying off to Thailand or going to Fiji won’t avail themselves anymore. You can start to climb a corporate ladder pretty easily and you can?...