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...opening plenary - the best I've ever seen at a Davos. Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said "Terrorism and poverty are twins of each other." Bono, in a series of interventions, nagged away at what he called the "annoying" phenomenon of inequality, and challenged the WEF delegates to commit themselves to ameliorating poverty as a goal for this year's conference. He was, of course, warmly applauded. Cynics will tell you that that reveals everything you need to know about Davos - that it is a collection of fat cats congratulating themselves on their good intentions while those doing the real...
Goodwin, who received her doctorate in history from Harvard in 1968, has insisted that she did not commit plagiarism in copying—almost verbatim—sentences from Lynne McTaggart’s Kathleen Kennedy: Her Life and Times in her 1987 book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys...
...tactical significance of the various opposition groups arrayed against Saddam's regime, and none of the European and Arab allies who fought alongside the U.S. during the Gulf War have shown any enthusiasm for a new military effort to oust the strongman. That would leave the U.S forced to commit a half million of its own troops to a decisive assault. It's not that the Arabs and Europeans don't want to see Saddam destroyed; it's simply that they can't see any urgent need to confront his regime, and risk the immediate destabilization of the region that...
...ideas in part prompted by elections,” says Erin B. Ashwell ’02, former member-at-large and chair of various projects. “I think that people, especially the freshmen and sophomore classes, have some really vibrant ideas and people are willing to commit more time to their IOP activities...
...ideas in part prompted by elections,” says Erin B. Ashwell ’02, former member-at-large and chair of various projects. “I think that people, especially the freshmen and sophomore classes, have some really vibrant ideas and people are willing to commit more time to their IOP activities...