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...supposed to be a neutral national leader. With few democratic credentials, Zardari, like Musharraf, has absolute power with no mandate. He has said that "parliament is sovereign, and the President would be subservient to the house of the people's representatives," but the relief that announcement brought will count for little if he gets tagged as Washington's man, particularly if he retains powers that many believe are unconstitutional. "Musharraf was seen as America's puppet, and now with Zardari, people think it's the same continuation of policies," says Sherpao. "It would be better for him, and for America...
After several months of uncertainty, one of Harvard’s largest classes, Social Analysis 10: “Principles of Economics,” has been approved for General Education credit. If taken for the whole year, it will count for either Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning or The United States in the World—but not both. Members of the Gen Ed committee and the Economics department said the decision marks a reasonable compromise. “We are very happy with the outcome,” said Jeffrey A. Miron, the economic department’s director...
...primary took place Aug. 26, and the most recent vote count had Parnell behind by just 239 votes. A recount is likely but if Parnell loses - and John McCain and Sarah Palin win in November - then he would serve out the remaining two years of Palin's term. If Parnell triumphs, then next in line for the Alaska statehouse is attorney general Talis Colberg, a 2007 Palin appointee...
...your wife's problem," says Barry Behr, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford Medical School and director of Stanford's in vitro fertilization laboratory. Even now, he said, though about half of infertility cases are caused by male factors, such as low sperm count or motility, there are many more tests to evaluate a woman's fertility than...
Soccer's world governing body FIFA pays no heed to historical enmities or geopolitical feuds in the draw for the World Cup qualifying tournament; only seedings count. That's how South Korea ended up facing the diplomatically sensitive challenge of having to beat North Korea in order to secure one of the 32 places at World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Even more potentially volatile was the May 31 match-up between Sudan and Chad - FIFA postponed that one indefinitely, because the two countries were on the brink of war. (A World Cup qualifier in which El Salvador beat Honduras...