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This December, representatives from some 200 nations will meet in Copenhagen to tackle the problem of global warming. Their focus will be on limiting the emissions of greenhouse gases that come mostly from wealthy nations. The talks will build on the framework set by the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. This time around, the pieces are in place for a major confrontation between the U.S. and China. In the last century, the U.S. and the Soviet Union faced off in a Cold War that saw a massive buildup of nuclear weapons. Today, a new Cold War could develop...
...your article "How The Taliban Thrives," you state that a local businessman, Hajji Lala Jan, was subcontracted by a local firm working for the German government--aid agency GTZ to build a road in Kunduz, in Afghanistan, and that Jan handed some cash to a Taliban middleman [Sept. 7]. We would like to point out that the project mentioned is not a GTZ project, and no one of that name has ever worked as a subcontractor for us. Neither we nor our partners make any payments to antigovernment groups. All of our projects are monitored very strictly...
...warn police to be extra-vigilant around stadiums and hotels, subways and other mass-transport systems. But it was not enough to charge the Zazis with anything related to terrorism; they are being held on the lesser charge of lying to the authorities. The FBI is now racing to build a stronger case, and officials say several other men connected to the Zazis are being scrutinized...
...Crimson was quickly put on its toes Friday when Dartmouth setter Kendall Houston opened the first set with two aces—the home team put up six throughout the night. But Harvard refused to let its opponent build an early advantage and the two teams rallied back-and-forth until the Big Green jumped ahead at 14-9 and forced the Crimson to take its first timeout. It was not enough to get the team on track, and Dartmouth scored 10 consecutive points before closing out the game and establishing a 1-0 lead...
...Consistency is what we’re going to try to build up,” Ono Horn said. “We’re a really powerful and athletic team, but we need consistency so that when things get chaotic we can go back to basics...