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...Bhagat could have written a postgraduation sequel (his fans still ask for one) but instead he tried to get closer to the average young Indian by setting his second book, One Night @ the Call Center, in a workplace familiar to many of them. In his most recent novel, released in May, he ventured out to the provinces, following three cricket-mad friends who start a business in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Entitled The Three Mistakes of My Life, the book has already sold 500,000 copies, thanks to a text that is accessible to readers whose first language...
...ever come easy,” Murphy said. “They’re tough, physical kids, they’re well-coached, and they have a lot of pride.”Barring a complete meltdown for the Crimson, Harvard will move one game closer to the annual Harvard-Yale showdown—and one step closer to another Ivy League Championship...
...better integrated into continental regulatory structures. Specifically, its banking behemoths should not have been allowed to take on so much debt and currency risk without effective safeguards by the Icelandic government and agreed upon by the European Union. Hopefully, this financial meltdown will move the Nordic island closer to Europe and away from unsustainable growth philosophies. Along with the Nordic winter, Icelanders will now face a frozen economy: Those who shifted from fishing to finance will most likely have to return to the ancestral occupation.Pierpaolo Barbieri ’09, a former Crimson associate editorial chair, is a history concentrator...
...even the state's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, has said there are many culturally conservative voters who would have a hard time embracing a black man as President. McCain's campaign says its internal polling shows the gap between the two nominees to be 3 or 4 percentage points closer than the polls, putting McCain theoretically within striking distance in the past week. "It's do or die - this is his last stand, because he's got no other place to go ... This is a forced choice. This is not an option," said pollster and political analyst G. Terry Madonna...
...plans to improve relations with China were destined to be controversial in Taiwan. About a third of the population is in favor of Taiwan becoming a fully independent country and fears closer ties to China will lead to re-unification with the mainland. But dissatisfaction with Ma's agenda has also been intensified by the continued struggles of the Taiwan economy. The expected benefits from the measures taken to improve links to China have yet to materialize. The anticipated rush of big-spending mainland tourists, for example, has proven to be only a trickle, due to continued restrictions on travel...