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...extremely negative consequence of the way ROTC has been treated by Harvard and other elite institutions is the dearth of ROTC students at these schools. The ROTC program at Harvard used to boast over 1000 participants; now there are only 29. These numbers are disturbing. Our society should encourage students from the institutions at the pinnacle of higher education to take part in sharing in the sacrifice of serving...
Call it Chirac's Revenge. Less than two years after he left office with nearly record low approval ratings, former French President Jacques Chirac finds himself atop polls again as the nation's most popular politician. Better still, Chirac can now boast about getting plaudits from President Barack Obama, whose recent private letter to Chirac - parts of which were published in the French press - has been widely interpreted in France as recognition for the former French leader's stance on the Iraq...
...party's candidates are a mixed assortment: while he can boast of Latvia's former Prime Minister Guntars Krasts, he also has to cater for France's Philippe de Villiers, who heads the traditionalist Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Tradition (CPNT) parties. And Libertas is vague about its policies. Its website only lists a few slogans about opening up the E.U., and it has yet to unveil a manifesto. Apart from his attacks on the E.U.'s democratic deficit, Ganley has little to say about the issues that are most pressing in voters' minds, like jobs, economic recovery, and climate change...
...getting drunk and looking to get laid, doesn’t exhibit much originality as the writer/director of “Adventureland,” the sentimental tale of a virgin college graduate getting drunk, stoned, and (surprise) trying to get laid. “Adventureland” does boast some funny characters and a killer soundtrack, but the plight of the protagonist is taken too seriously, and “Superbad” fans might be disappointed to see the fun they love drained by unconvincingly tragic elements.James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) is planning a summer Euro-trip with...
...China could once boast of great strides in public health during the Maoist era. Through focusing on primary care and prevention, China was able to control widespread diseases such as malaria and schistosomiasis. Although China remained poor and lacked the top-flight facilities of developed nations, it was able to raise life expectancy from...