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...addition, in a clear sign that the department has long been considering Harvard’s possible risk, HUPD had looked into purchasing a bomb-sniffing dog prior to last month’s attacks—an idea that has moved to the department’s front-burner since...
...dynamics of the situation have changed radically in light of the Sept. 11 attack. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has gone from the front-burner of problems in the Middle East to a distracting side show that could hamper America in the approaching conflict. The increased American pressure may have been one of the reasons that Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yassir Arafat has called on Palestinians to observe a cease-fire. In the past, his declarations have met with resistance from Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and other militant groups. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s line...
...Congress passed a resolution condemning his imprisonment, and then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made a personal plea to Beijing for his release. But today Choephel is still being held in a remote prison, reportedly in failing health, and his plight has moved off the political front burner. Now that China has landed the 2008 Olympics, the West may have run out of carrots. "It is six years since my son was put in jail," says Dekyi, now 67. "And no one has done anything...
...recent decades, China has counted heavily on Africa in its push to gain allies and influence. While the end of the cold war relegated the continent to the West's back burner, China has courted Africa's 53 nations diligently. Trade volume between China and Africa is a record $10 billion and Beijing continues to increase aid - with no pesky strings attached. The lavish attention has paid off. Beijing's successful bid last month for the 2008 Olympics turned in part on the votes of the African bloc. And since 1990, China has counted on support from African countries...
...bruising concrete blocks that industrial Chinese cities ought to trademark. They enter into a room with a table, to which they pull over plastic stools when they want to eat. Their “kitchen,” if it could be called that, has a sink and a burner or two. The six of them sleep on bunks spread between two rooms. They don’t have much in the way of closets or drawers for storage, but that’s okay, since they don’t have much in the way of stuff to store...