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...those who are blocking reform. In a country where politicians and bureaucrats still use shibboleths accumulated over a half-century of socialism to obstruct progress, the word China works like a charm. After all, which self-respecting Indian minister looks forward to being humiliated once more by his Chinese counterpart at the next international powwow? That's why Wen, perceived as the emissary of an ominous economic rival, does India so much more good than as the head of a chummy trading partner...
...sure, the standards of Homo harvardius are considerably higher than its Yalie counterpart. But the quest to satisfy even this most demanding species is not one the administration has the luxury of shying away from. We are pleased with the renewed focus on improving student life, and should it continue, better survey results lie ahead...
...thirty strokes, but as both crews settled off of the quick start, the Black and White began moving through the Brown boat seat-by-seat. With 1,000 meters down, Radcliffe’s stern sat on Brown’s bow, a full boatlength ahead of its Ivy counterpart...
...lives of politicians and celebrities have traditionally been off-limits for mainstream newspapers and television. In that climate of restraint, India TV's methods were deemed as outrageous as its subject matter. "It's awful journalism," glowers the Hindu newspaper's editor in chief, N. Ram. His Indian Express counterpart, Shekhar Gupta, agrees. "You just can't do this," says Ram. "In India, people's private lives are nobody else's business...
Sometimes the hardest thing about being Secretary of State is managing relations with 191 other countries across the globe. And sometimes it's just making nice with three or four of your colleagues in the Cabinet. Colin Powell once told his British counterpart, Jack Straw, that intramural squabbling in Washington kept him from traveling. Every time he stepped onto an airplane to fly overseas, Powell said, someone in Washington stuck a knife in his back...