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...Bush administration's dual objectives of regime-change in Tehran and restraining the current regime from going nuclear also continue to bump up against each other. President Bush rushed to calm speculation over possible military strikes by insisting that the U.S. wants a diplomatic solution, but at the same time he ruled out direct talks with Iran on the nuclear issue - despite such talks being advocated not only by Iran, but also by Washington's closest European allies...
...hanging out on the field—just the dynamic of the team. You probably won’t forget that.”As is often the case, Steve agreed.“Anybody whose played lacrosse, it’s a network, and if you happen to bump into somebody who played here, it’s even better,” he said. “You can’t replace that. That’s something you have forever, and the fact that we get to share it is phenomenal.”--Staff writer...
...energy into my academic goals.”Byerly Hall may have passed on Cheek, but other premier academic institutions are still evaluating the high-profile applicant. Since he was young, Cheek has always dreamed of going to Harvard, but he’s not going to let a bump in the road slow him down.Cheek has a very clear vision of where he’s going in life, and he asserts that his extra decade of maturity has him in a better position than most students entering college.“Most people coming in pure...
...Sexton attributed the majority of violent crimes in Boston to the city’s juvenile population.“It’s groups of young, youthful people with firearms at hand,” Sexton said. “It starts with a single bump in the [school] hallway. It’s simple things like that which have triggered violence.”But Anthony A. Braga, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government who is teaching Sociology 179, “Crime, Justice, and the American Legal System” this spring...
...movies to earn money, and their indie movies to earn prestige which, as Oscar time nears, can mean the same thing. Look for Brokeback, between now and March 5, to double the $51 million it has cadged so far at the domestic box office. Munich may get a little bump, and the others will see their big business at the video store...