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...show of solidarity for their journalistic brethren in Denmark, television stations and newspapers in other European countries have shown some or all of the drawings, the most controversial of which portrays Muhammad's headdress transformed into a bomb with a burning fuse. Their intention was to strike a blow for free speech, but by publishing the cartoons, Europe's media outlets were perceived by some Muslims to be willfully ignoring religious sensitivities, which fueled the anger even more. Yet the demands by Muslim leaders that European governments punish journalists who have run the cartoons--Middle Eastern Interior Ministers gathering...
...percent for student loans and 8.5 percent for parent loans by this July pending Senate approval and President Bush’s signature. These cuts would account for close to a third of the overall $39 billion proposed reduction in federal spending. This legislation deals a further blow to a nation that is struggling to live up to its reputation as the land of opportunity. At the nation’s top 146 colleges, only 3 percent of freshmen come from the poorest quarter of the population. At Harvard, the median family income of students is $150,000 and that?...
...Yada. As the shot fell harmlessly short and the final buzzer sounded, a group of jubilant Cornell fans rushed the court to congratulate Collins and his teammates. The stunning turnaround prevented the Crimson (12-7, 4-2) from accomplishing its first road sweep since 2000, and dealt a devastating blow to the team’s chances of catching unbeaten Penn for the Ivy League title.“It actually is probably the toughest [loss] of my career, especially with the significance of it,” senior forward Mike Beal said. “We definitely should have...
...Korea were escalating, and the undercurrent of anti-Americanism was hardly ameliorated by the fact that Ohno is half Japanese. Korea is a former Japanese colony, and many Koreans still feel deep resentment toward the country. Any hope that the antipathy was restricted to an irrational few or might blow over after the Games disappeared. In a poll taken before Korea was a co-host of the 2002 football World Cup, Ohno topped Osama bin Laden as the person Koreans least wanted to attend. Neither showed. For nearly four years, it wasn't safe for Ohno to skate in Korea...
Beset by delays and doubts throughout its three-year development, the curricular review received another blow this weekend when its shepherd, Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby, resigned...