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...What Abdullah certainly did promise was to combat graft and strengthen civil liberties during his tenure. The vows so pleased Malaysian voters that in the 2004 elections, less than five months after Abdullah became Prime Minister, the National Front won its largest-ever mandate. But the euphoria hasn't lasted. Abdullah has been criticized for everything from restarting several of Mahathir's extravagant megaprojects to rolling back press freedoms that he himself had granted. At the same time, his stolid image as a compromise candidate has come back to haunt him. "His performance is disappointing, unexciting," says Kuala Lumpur-based...
...foundation of daily life from the hills of the Basque country to the Andalusian coastline. But the Spanish church was often an overbearing, sometimes repressive presence that brought the Inquisition and provided cover to Franco's fascist regime. Its influence was exemplified by the introduction of the Spanish Civil Code's Article 57, the so-called permiso marital, which required wives to obey their husbands. It was only abolished a few years before Franco died...
...West African nation thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio and his recent role in “Blood Diamond.” But Sierra Leone is no longer the country portrayed in the movie, which suffers from some dated information. “Many think there’s still a civil war going on,” Sengeh says. “I have to tell them that it ended several years ago.” Although these students may not come to Harvard intending to act as representatives of their countries, they often find themselves in the position of educators...
...mainstream political dialogue—but one almost feels as if he’s mainly running because he can. In an interview with The New York Times following his announcement, Nader claimed, “If there was no other reason to run—other than the civil liberties, civil rights issue of ballot access—it’d be worth it.” (He’s a little miffed that Democrats campaigned so hard to keep him off the ballots in 2004, spoiling what otherwise would have been a glorious triumph...
...under the leadership of Harvard Kennedy School Professor Christopher Stone. The Faculty Chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management will serve as the second Faculty Director of the Center. The Hauser Center “seeks to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking about civil society among scholars, practitioners, policy makers and the general public.” Since it was founded in 1997, the Center has been led by Professor Mark H. Moore, who will remain a part of the Executive Team as Faculty Chair. The Executive Team, comprised of three members, will be completed today...