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...Fallen, some 50 km northwest of Madrid, where a colossal basilica is carved into the craggy Guadarrama Mountains. There, they will lay wreaths and offer fascist salutes, as they do every year. But this time, their pilgrimage will take place in a country that is ready to confront the dark chapter of its dictatorship - and perhaps finally put to rest the legacy of Francisco Franco. After igniting a civil war in 1936 when he led a coup against Spain's democratically elected government, Franco and his Nationalist forces - aided by Germany and Italy - finally prevailed in 1939. For the next...
...anything encouraging came out of last week's atrocities, it was the outrage with which Jordanians responded--the latest sign that al-Zarqawi's murderous tactics may be forcing Muslims to confront the threat he poses to their societies. In the days after the bombings, thousands took to the streets to vent their anger--a relatively rare spectacle in the Islamic world since Sept. 11, 2001. BURN IN HELL ABU MOUSAB AL-ZARQAWI read a typical poster. On Thursday even al-Zarqawi's sister-in-law was distressed by the attacks. "What I saw on TV yesterday did not please...
...think the "Person" of the Year should be God. On the one hand, more people seem certain they know God's will on the social issues of the day. On the other, all of us feel the need to find answers as we confront the "acts of God" dominating the news, like diseases and global catastrophes...
...Even Successful Executives Confront Biases At Work...
...Cambridge neighborhood, is vastly different from the initial blueprints. Evolving plans and stiff community opposition drove up cost and time estimates.But on Friday, the focus was on Knafel, a managing partner at investment firm SRK Management. University President Lawrence H. Summers credited him with helping create a center to confront global issues and foster greater communication.“There is never a quid pro quo whenever Sid Knafel is concerned,” Summers said in remarks delivered in the Knafel Building’s modern atrium, a blend of curved and straight lines. “Generations...