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...Persian Gulf, echoing the sentiments of top military commanders in Iran. At the same time, he outlined a number of conditions for the unprecedented talks proposed with his American counterpart. ?We do not deny America has interests here [in Iraq] and we do not act as a barrier to those interests, but we do not take orders from the Americans,? he told TIME, speaking from within his heavily fortified embassy...
...officials on the borders. While we strongly oppose a fence across all 1,951 miles of our border with Mexico, if in limited areas a fence or wall would help secure and defend America, we support the U.S.’s right and ability to build such a barrier. Our immigration policy must be inviting, but it is vital for our nation’s security that we control who enters the U.S.Finally, and most importantly, an immigration policy that does not recognize the root of the problem is merely applying a bandage to a severed limb. Lost...
...buttoned down even tighter. At the beginning of a new century, there may be no country on earth with as much potential as Mexico to destabilize the U.S.--and to preserve its standard of living. No wonder people can't decide how much the border should be a barrier, how much a bridge...
...without swiping. UC member Randall S. Sarafa ’09 said allowing upperclassmen to enter freshman dorms would also create a closer campus community. By not allowing older students to enter first-year dorms, Sarafa said, “it seems like there’s an invisible barrier between the freshmen and the upperclassmen at Harvard.” UC President John S. Haddock ’07 said he believes that universal key-card access in the Yard could make the campus safer and more tightly-knit. “I think that there?...
...Still, many luxury-goods retailers predict that their India business will develop relatively slowly compared with their business in other emerging markets such as China. One major barrier is India's stiff tariffs on high-end imports?the tax on imported watches, for example, is 50%. Joseph Wan, Group Chief Executive for Harvey Nichols, the London-based retailer, says India's recent economic growth and indications that New Delhi is prepared to liberalize its markets are encouraging, but adds that prime real estate in Indian cities is too expensive and that tariffs are prohibitively steep. "Harvey Nichols caters...