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...office now wants to know to what extent Ozawa is mired in the tangled path of how a sum of 400 million yen ($4.4 million) came to be used to buy residential land in western Tokyo in October 2004 to build housing for Ozawa's aides. Rikuzankai, Ozawa's funds-management body, failed to properly report the sum and could be in violation of Japan's Political Fund Control Law for misreporting the funds, not logging the land purchase properly and concealing an illegal donation from the construction company. Ozawa has apologized to the Japanese people for any "misunderstanding...
...Operating Base Maizan in Zabul province noted, is to remember why foreign troops and internationals are in Afghanistan. "Winning hearts and minds," that catchphrase of counterinsurgency, can be easily misunderstood. The aim of Western soldiers in Afghanistan is not to win affection for themselves or their armies but to build support for the Afghan government...
There's a fine line between confidence and hubris, and it's easy to conclude that Dubai and its real estate developers crossed it when they planned the newly opened Burj Khalifa, which, at 2,717 ft. (828 m), is by far the tallest building in the world. Since the skyscraper was planned, the tiny emirate's go-go boom has stalled, and its real estate bubble popped. But there's another way to look at the Burj Khalifa--which you can do on a clear day from 60 miles (100 km) away. The building supplanted an unlovely tower...
...Explosions and heavy gunfire rattled the city for several hours as Afghan security forces battled back, eventually cornering the last of the insurgents in an office building. Six hours later, the streets were quiet again. Karzai told reporters that security forces had regained control of the city and were searching for any militants who might still be hiding. Authorities said at least five people - three security forces and two civilians - were killed and 71 people were wounded. The U.S. embassy in Kabul immediately condemned the attack and pledged that the U.S. would "continue to stand with the Afghan people...
...Crimson will look to build on this victory as it embarks upon a weeklong intensive training trip in preparation of its final two home meets of the season. Harvard will be back in action on Jan. 22nd as it welcomes Ivy League rival Brown to Blodgett Pool before facing off against cross-town opponent Boston University on Jan. 23rd...