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...government and the military-and a Jakarta still unconvinced of the new governor's loyalty to the nation. (At his inauguration inside the parliament building in Banda Aceh, Irwandi stood politely as the Indonesian anthem played, while Acehnese watching via screens outside jeered.) In return for G.A.M. abandoning its claim for independence, Jakarta has promised Aceh greater autonomy over its own affairs. But Irwandi must still win over a local legislature packed with pro-Jakarta nationalists and reform a dysfunctional bureaucracy which, with the help of greedy and ruthless men in the military and police, helped make Aceh possibly...
...that a deal has been struck with north korea on its nuclear weapons program, both the South Korean and U.S. governments have embarked on a hard sell. They claim that this new accord trumps the 1994 Agreed Framework negotiated by the Clinton Administration, and that it signals the beginning of a complete denuclearization of North Korea...
...side, the Crimson was coming off a difficult 6-3 road loss against Princeton in which top-ranked Siddarth Suchde suffered an injury, resulting in his first match loss in two years. After being up by three games, the Tigers rallied back for the win to claim the Ivy Championship...
...claim that the fact that there are two black coaches heading the teams in the Super Bowl represents some kind of grand achievement in the history of the race is insulting to the accomplishments of those who came before them. It belittles and downplays the immeasurable significance of the events that Coke lumps in with the Super Bowl. The two black guys in Miami in 2007 paled in comparison to the man in Washington, D.C. in 1963, the woman in Montgomery in 1955, or—the original barrier-breaking pioneer in the athletic world?...
...face Brown and Yale.That effort held the Tigers to a disappointing 36.7 shooting percentage for the game.HARVARD 87, PENN 74Although the hype surrounding the night was not as great as the previous game, the match-up against the Quakers (8-12, 3-4) was just as important. After claiming first place on Friday, the Crimson women looked to assert their dominance over the Ivy League.“I’m happy to be in the sole spot, but this can’t be bigger than anything else,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said...