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...China grows as a world power, analysts agree there is a real danger that differences between the two countries will cause a drift into “strategic rivalry.” One emerging aspect of that rivalry can be seen in China’s most recent chosen alliances—countries like Sudan, Iran and Cuba, all of which are unsympathetic to America. China has also approached U.S. counterweights like the European Union, with which it has just concluded a successful summit settling textile quotas. Although China has become an increasingly powerful player on the world?...
...question of artist selection provoked responses from some UC representatives who were worried that the artist chosen to perform might not suit the tastes of all students...
...lunch with Premier Zhou Enlai. But then he was whisked to meet Mao, and the history books describe a meeting of civilizations that was as weird and awkward as it was historic. Mao and Zhou wanted to discuss the recent coup attempt by Lin Biao, Mao's chosen successor; Nixon didn't seem to understand them. He and Henry Kissinger flattered the Chairman. When Kissinger referred to Mao as a "professional philosopher," Mao laughed and asked, "He is a doctor of philosophy?" Nixon's reply: "He is a doctor of brains...
Other students have chosen not to look for other schools for the semester but to take jobs or internships. Monisha Sujan, who evacuated New Orleans with her family at 4 a.m. on the Sunday before Hurricane Katrina hit, had just completed her undergraduate degree at Tulane and was planning to start graduate studies there. Suddenly, she was left without recourse...
When President Bush nominated Michael Brown to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2003, Brown's boss at the time, Joe Allbaugh, declared, "the President couldn't have chosen a better man to help...prepare and protect the nation." But how well was he prepared for the job? Since Hurricane Katrina, the FEMA director has come under heavy criticism for his performance and scrutiny of his background. Now, an investigation by TIME has found discrepancies in his online legal profile and official bio, including a description of Brown released by the White House at the time...