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...rushed away from the scene of the attacks, unhurt. Bhutto had brokered a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf that allowed her to return from an eight-year exile ordered by a former president on charges of corruption. One of Bhutto’s former political advisors expressed concern about her ability to garner the support of the Pakistani people if she cannot travel freely due to security concerns. “This could lead to a civil war situation if terrorists can go out and attack political parties,” said Research Fellow at the Belfer Center...
...College’s mental health resources prevented Harvard from adequately treating its students. Despite the indications of overall positive wellbeing reported in the survey, Paul J. Barreira, director of behavioral health and academic counseling at University Health Services cautioned that some survey findings might be cause for concern. For example, Barreira said, 40 percent of the Harvard students surveyed reported having been through a significantly traumatic event, such as the death of a friend or relative. “I see this as a lot of people who are at risk for significant trauma,” Barreira said...
...editors: In her column “Overvalued Legislation” (Oct. 17), Justine R. Lescroart misses the point in her critique of legislation that would attempt to “correct” the trade balance between China and the United States. Her concern that taxing Chinese imports will hurt China’s economy and create a political precedent for protectionism in the world is probably accurate. However, the main reason we should not be worried about the undervalued yuan is that the major consequence– “allowing Chinese businesses to produce products... whose prices...
Amid reports of mounting Shi'a infighting there, officials in the Southern city of Diwaniyah, about 100 miles south of Baghdad, say that not only Iran but other neighboring countries in the Gulf may be involved in stoking the violence. Two incidents this week have ratcheted up their concern. On Wednesday, seven Iraqi police officers were killed by a bomb in the nearby village of Afak. That followed bloodshed on Monday, when at least six civilians were killed and dozens wounded in a mortar barrage on the Polish-run Coalition base in town...
...Portuguese Foreign Minister Louis Amado said at a tactical late night press conference designed to pressure last-minute holdouts such as Poland, Italy, and the Czech Republic. "It has been going on for six years. It is time to move on to the issues that are really of a concern to our citizens...