Word: counterpart
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...counterpart on the 10th floor of the Holyoke Center (the ever peppy Harvard Gazette), however, has moved from cheerleading this awesome, inspiring, innovative institution to celebrating…itself...
...Vain,” but she manages to hold her own nonetheless. Another standout is White’s cover of “Use Somebody,” the recent hit by Southern rockers Kings of Leon. Her version, though not hugely different from its chart-topping counterpart, gives the song a more whimsical quality, and her own easygoing tone provides a breath of fresh air distinct from the Kings’ more angst-ridden interpretation. Though each song on White’s album deserves acclaim for some aspect or another, the title song warrants the greatest praise...
...statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that Peres had discussed "the sale of Russian weapons and military hardware to countries hostile to Israel" with his Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev, on that day during four hours of closed-door talks in the Russian city of Sochi. According to the statement, Peres "stressed that Israel has concrete proof of Russian weapons being transferred to terrorist organizations by Iran and Syria, especially to Hamas and Hizballah." A spokeswoman for the Israeli President declined to elaborate on any connection with the Arctic Sea. In a parallel statement, the Kremlin did not mention weapons sales...
...These discoveries deprive ETA of an arsenal [but show that] attacks were being prepared," French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said during a Wednesday press conference in Paris after meeting with his Spanish counterpart Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. "It means the threat is very real, and that we must not underestimate ETA's capacity to cause trouble and its willingness to kill." (See pictures of terrorism...
...much-trumpeted "reset" of relations between Russia and the U.S. was dealt a slap in the face last week as Moscow went on the offensive against Ukraine and Georgia. After Russian President Dmitri Medvedev waded into Ukrainian politics with barbed criticism of his Ukrainian counterpart's "anti-Russian" policies, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin embarked on a provocative trip to reaffirm support for Abkhazia, the Moscow-backed territory that enjoys de facto independence from Georgia...