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...severing of a link to my undergraduate experience. As the University continues to evolve—for example, the Quad houses will become graduate student housing when undergraduate houses are built in Allston—this rootlessness is a feeling with which more and more alumni will have to contend...
Though it will be a while before Ignatieff is expected to declare his intention to contend for Liberal Party leadership, many are excited about the possibility. “There are a lot of people in and around Toronto supporting his leadership,” Albo said...
...self-reliance will be weakened under a Harper government that expects the province to subordinate its resources to the national interest and allows its wealth to "drain" away to other provinces with little in return--especially as it tries to reshape Confederation. Says Byfield: "We've had to contend with villainous easterners, but we may have to contend with a potentially villainous westerner...
...most likely route would be an amendment to FISA, sources said. Lawyers following the controversy perked up their ears when Gonzales said at Georgetown that the government could begin monitoring based on whether there was a "reasonable" basis to believe the subjects were linked to terrorism. Some lawyers contend that is lower than the "probable cause" standard established by FISA. Gonzales said that the "terrorist surveillance program involves intercepting the international communications of persons reasonably believed to be members or agents of al-Qaeda or affiliated terrorist organizations." But he added: "'Reasonable basis to believe' is essentially the same...
...huge screens on the scoreboard suspended at half court. "If I wanted to break the law, why was I briefing Congress?" He delivered the line with relish, then leaned on the podium to accept the thunderous applause. The President didn't mention that some Congressional leaders, from both parties, contend that the briefings were inadequate, self-serving or misleading...