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...party. The scale of the unrest in the Tibet Autonomous Region - as well as the threat they pose to the Communist Party leadership - doesn't compare to the massive political demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989, which were brutally put down by Chinese military troops. But the issue, at bottom, was the same: how to respond? And here, China may well understand that 1989 was a long time ago. Beijing in those days could literally pull the plug on CNN and Dan Rather and then thumb its nose at the rest of the world. "It couldn't do that today...
...tough to keep him in there that long,” Vance said. “Someone on the pitching staff has to step up and claim that [relief] role. We need someone there to finish the game.”Down 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Harvard rallied, scoring two runs on a double by Stack-Babich, but Ohio State was able to stop the bleeding for the win.Stack-Babich also homered in the game on a line drive shot to dead center.“He is absolutely raking,” Vance, who also...
...President Nicolas Sarkozy that he support her request for euthanasia. Her plea was motivated by a campaign speech Sarkozy made last year ahead of his election, in which he admitted "when I hear debates on euthanasia, I tell myself that while I respect the principles, the convictions, at the bottom of my heart I still say there are limits to the suffering that can be imposed on a human...
...Japan, foreigners learn soon enough that a one-yen coin floats on water (or beer), a perfect analogy for the last few years of the dollar's strength against Japanese currency. Now, however, the yen is sinking to the bottom of the glass as the dollar has becomes featherweight. On Thursday it slipped to 99.7 yen, the lowest it has been since November 1995. Following suit on Friday, Tokyo stocks plummeted to their lowest levels since August 2005. Just a few months ago, the rate was 113 to the dollar...
...front of the Harvard Books Store today, there’s no one rightanswer.The Philosopher’s Apprentice, by JamesMorrowThe cover of “The Philosopher’s Apprentice”takes a middle-of-the-road approachby dividing the cover in half. Inthe bottom left corner is what looks likean early printing press title page for a Platonictreatise. This apprentice must actuallybe a legitimate philosopher—he’sread Plato. On the upper right, it lookslike a Renaissance artist started makingout with his nude model! Or has hisstatue come to life? Although the alabaster...