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Israel, Then and Now Thank you for your article "The First 60 Years" [May 5]. I cannot join those who will be celebrating Israel's 60th birthday and its accomplishments since May 14, 1948. Like many Israelis and Palestinians, I have pressing concerns about Israel's future, stability and security, and whether there are prospects for peaceful coexistence for Palestinians and Israelis. I believe there are, but not until there is meaningful resolution on the issues of the dispossession of Palestinian property and the dislocation of Palestinians after independence. I am also worried that they have no right of return...
...returns home, reminding him again of the mission of the project. “We live charmed lives at Harvard,” Van Vuuren said. “It’s important to remember where you’re from.” Without electricity, students cannot study after hours and clinics cannot be properly operated. Moreover, current light sources like kerosene lamps and candles raise safety issues, said Fabry, who is also a former Crimson associate arts chair. The inequality in access to energy sources leads to exploitation, Van Vuuren said. “The person...
...been requestioned. The U.S. has also admitted that other prisoners, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad, have faced questioning techniques like waterboarding that are considered torture, but these have been inflicted by CIA teams in secret overseas prisons. Military courts overseeing Guantanamo have indicated they cannot compel evidence from U.S. intelligence agencies...
...Republicans, meanwhile, struggled to avoid panic. House Republican leader John Boehner called the results a "wake-up call." The head of the GOP election effort, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, told his members to "take stock of their campaigns." His message was unmistakable: The national party cannot protect them. Republicans spent at least $1.3 million to defeat Childers, and even flew in Vice President Dick Cheney for a last-minute appearance. While he did not personally visit, Presidential candidate John McCain did record robocalls as part of the effort. "Voters remain pessimistic about the country and the Republican Party in general...
...either happens, McCain has several options. New lesions could be removed by surgery, as his previous ones were. Recurrent growths are trickier, since they are more likely to originate not on the skin but deeper in the body. Once melanoma spreads, it generally cannot be effectively treated with surgery or radiation, which are designed to target contained growths. Chemotherapy drugs and medications that stimulate the immune system are options, but some may not be suitable for McCain, doctors say, because of his age and the toxicity of the treatments...