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...authority figure in that sense but also stepping back and letting us have our space and freedom. I would say there’s probably very few, if any, programs that really have this same balance. A lot of the coaches are European and from the Communist bloc and have a very different attitude about it.”Cross adds that Brand “really tries to work with” the fencers in terms of other commitments as well and tailor their schedules around them.“He’s very supportive of me missing...
...America could be patient if it strengthened its democratic allies so their desperation did not push them into the arms of the communists. From that came the Marshall Plan. They said America could be patient if it nurtured alliances based on consent, because such alliances would outlast the Soviet bloc, which was held together by brute force. Thus, NATO. And they said America could be patient abroad if it democratically solved problems at home, something the Soviet Union could not do. After the Soviets launched Sputnik, John F. Kennedy said America's cold war struggle depended on American kids learning...
...caste," says Sudip Sen, a Ph.D student in biochemistry at the supercompetitive All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Officials say the fresh quota is necessary because the lower castes are still marginalized. But critics say the government is merely pandering to the OBCs because they're a big voting bloc. While authorities say they will increase overall admissions to compensate for the extra reserved seats, there's no plan yet to hire more teaching staff or upgrade facilities...
ISMAIL HANIYEH, Palestinian Prime Minister, urging restraint in a power struggle between his Hamas party and the rival Fatah bloc of President Mahmoud Abbas--who said he would call a referendum on a proposal for peace with Israel if Hamas, which refuses to recognize the Jewish state, does not accept the plan within 10 days...
...failed. The biggest question mark hangs over the Interior Ministry, where Maliki's main task - to reduce the influence of Shi'ite militias in the police force - will put him in conflict with his own political base. As a member of the Shi'ite alliance that has the largest bloc of seats in Parliament, Maliki is tied to the parties that control those very militias, and they won't take kindly to any crackdowns. Indeed, Maliki would not be Prime Minister without the consent of militia leader Moqtada Sadr...