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...half decades later, Kristof would be detained in Iran—the BU of rogue states—after asking young people there whether they supported the Islamic revolution...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nicholas Kristof | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

...Toro is known for the horror movies (Cronos, Hellboy) that he has directed in Hollywood and his native Mexico. They're quite sophisticated, but nothing in them prepared viewers for the narrative richness and emotional gravity of Pan's Labyrinth - Lewis Carroll meets Luis Bu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pan / Sexual | 5/27/2006 | See Source »

...shipping grain by rail or truck isn't feasible on a large scale; it's too costly, and freight lines are already booked solid. It would take as many as 60 trucks to transport the 55,000 bu. of corn that would fit on a barge, says David Feider, a spokesman for the grain exporter Cargill. "We're not diverting cargo," he says. The prospect of corn being dumped on the domestic market has already depressed spot prices. But don't expect a break in the price of cornflakes. The corn in a 1-lb. box costs cereal makers just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Billion Dollar Blowout: Billion Dollar Blowout | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

...LaTrémouille, a Boston University (BU) Law School graduate, says the council is receptive to organized groups of citizens who speak about a specific issue, such as zoning in their neighborhood. But he says citizens who attend meetings consistently to draw attention to the city’s lapses in enforcement and compliance find themselves ignored...

Author: By Virginia A. Fisher and Anna M. Friedman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Four Citizens Clamor for City Council’s Ear | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

...know they don’t pay attention because if they paid attention they would do something,” says Bercaw, who also attended BU Law School...

Author: By Virginia A. Fisher and Anna M. Friedman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Four Citizens Clamor for City Council’s Ear | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

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