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...Balkans is not the only theater in which Moscow is strongly reasserting its presence. This week, just as Georgia's breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia formally appealed to Russia, the U.N., the E.U. and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) a loose association of post-Soviet countries to recognize their independence. Russia has pointedly abandoned the economic sanctions, clamped on Abkhazia in 1996 to punish its separatism. The Parliament of the Russian Republic of Alania-North Ossetia already voted to incorporate South Ossetia. Next week, the Russian Duma will consider Abkhazian and South Ossetian appeals to join Russia...
...exchange, the Commonwealth will fast track regulatory approval for much of the construction...
...story "Faust To Appoint Green Panel" stated that the the American College and University Presidents Climate Committment commits the universities to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. In fact, the 2050 date is only a guideline. Additionally, the story reported that the Commonwealth will "fast track" regulatory approval as part of its deal with Harvard. In fact, the deal only allows the University to seek approval for each of its projects individually instead of having to receive approval for the entire campus...
...West Roxbury, a leafy neighborhood that was once the site of a utopian experiment led by the likes of Ralph Waldo Emerson. His interest in politics began at an early age, sparked by the public careers of his family. His father, Michael, served as secretary of the commonwealth from 1979 to 1994, and his mother works as a judge in the state district court system...
...University has also reached an agreement with Massachusetts to keep its greenhouse gas emissions low as it embarks on the construction of a new campus in Allston. In exchange for Harvard's keeping emissions at half the national standard for the project, the Commonwealth will fast track regulatory approval for much of the construction...