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...left many local institutions without sufficient resources. In small, poor places, cadres want better working conditions, better incomes and better education. Since they don't get money from Beijing, they collect it from the farmers, many of whom are too poor to pay fees, taxes and other levies. This burden has been a classic cause of rural unrest. Faced with excessive fees, farmers complain to higher authorities, petition Beijing, sue the local government or, in more radical cases, surround government buildings and burn offices...
...should never underestimate the ingenuity of Harvard students,” he said. “Until Monday, there’s always the chance that two zebra could arrive in Harvard Square.” “Never give up,” said fellow zebraphile Burden H. Walker ’06. “Never give up.” Although it seems safe to say that the horse-seeking hooligans will not succeed at their mission, the campaign cannot attribute its failure to lack of enthusiasm. Supporters messaged almost every House e-mail list...
...Bender says.But while the issues are important to him, Bender says he was attracted to the strength of the movie’s story.“I made the mistake of making a movie a few years ago, “White Man’s Burden,” with…John Travolta, that asked what if America was Afrocentric-based instead of Eurocentric. We spent so much time exploring the issue that the story suffered.”This explains the aspect of “Innocent Voices” that is most likely to irritate...
...military source, McFadden and the others will return to their perilous combat duties in Afghanistan, and other choppers will be diverted to Pakistan from U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in the Gulf, where they are serving as vital backup to the Iraq war. That would put yet another burden on the U.S.'s thinly stretched resources in its two battle theaters of Iraq and Afghanistan. "Fixing Pakistan is going to take a while," one U.S. army official remarked ruefully...
...weeks ahead, there's also the challenge and burden of reconstruction. ?It's a gigantic task, and we must be very quick," says Aiyaz, as he gestures at the Himalayan peaks around him. ?Come November and December, winter will...