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...parties have thus left the door wide open for smaller rivals and independent candidates to move in and claim some of the youth vote for themselves. In Bangalore, G.R. Gopinath, an army captain and founder of one of India's first budget airlines, is promising to bring corporate efficiency and military discipline to city government. Meera Sanyal, the head of ABN Amro in India, was motivated by the November terrorist attacks to run for office in south Mumbai. Even Advani, the BJP's prime-ministerial candidate, is facing an independent challenge, from Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer and prominent social activist...
...cabinet, pursued centrist policies in Iraq and Afghanistan that Senator John McCain has praised, included in his stimulus package one of the largest tax cuts in history despite calls from the left for fewer tax cuts and more spending, and resisted calls for nationalizing major banks. To claim that Obama has been the most partisan president ever, therefore, is both disingenuous and more than a little partisan itself...
...trophy and team banner for the third consecutive year. In the last home race of the season, the No. 16 varsity eight started the day off, jumping to an early lead against Northeastern, Boston University, Columbia, Boston College and MIT. The boats would finish in that order, with Radcliffe claiming an 11.5-second lead over second place Northeastern, easily winning the Rowlands Cup for the 11th straight year. “I think it was a really good race for all of the boats,” said senior Esther Lofgren, who rowed four-seat in the varsity eight...
...done recently in facing up to its darker history under Nazi occupation, France is showing clear intent to confront rather than deny anti-Semitism - as much of the commentary regarding Halimi's murder indicates. French Jews are not ready to claim that anti-Semitism is no longer a problem, but Prasquier says most now do feel that things are moving in the right direction...
Deep Mathur, a spokesman for the MCD, says the agency has interviewed everyone who was present in school that day, including the students. During the inquiry, the principal and the other teachers backed the accused teacher's claim that she did not force Shanno to stand in the sun. If the MCD finds that the teacher was at fault, the case will be handed over to the police. India's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will make its own recommendations regarding action in this case in the next few days...