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Sarkozy's law-and-order campaign to crack the crime and drug rings in immigrant neighborhoods has raised hackles. So has his penchant for tough talk: he once said criminal elements should be cleaned out with an "industrial power hose." Just days before the mayhem ignited, he went into a troubled banlieue and slammed rebellious youths as "scum"--which some protesters say stoked their anger. The rioting "is going to go on until they pull Sarkozy out of office," says K-Soc, 19, in Bobigny. "He heats things up and then leaves us here to deal with the police...
...from their home in Port Hedland, Western Australia, to urge her on. It wouldn't detract from her greatness if she lost, they agreed before the race, but wouldn't it be something if she won? "She's just special - and she's a mare, having a crack at history against the boys," says Michelle. It proved more than a tilt. By the time he and Makybe were "a mile out," jockey Glen Boss knew the record was theirs: "That's the best part of my job, when you're out there and it's just you and her." Still...
Bush plans to make post-Thanksgiving trips to the Southwest to talk up border security. His aides hope to set the stage for legislation that would both crack down on illegal entry, which appeals to conservatives, and make it easier for undocumented people to become guest workers, which tends to appeal to Hispanic voters. G.O.P. House members who fear that Bush's guest-worker plan could tear the party apart say Administration officials have recently assured them that the White House would support a separate border-security bill first rather than insist on a linked package. Doing so could make...
...times. Mullen came in 54th in a time of 26:53.6. Dartmouth won the men’s side of the meet with sophomore Ben Truce pacing the way by taking home the individual title. At the beginning of the season when everyone was healthy we were looking to crack the top three or four of the Ivy League,” Mullen said. “However, our team just isn’t deep enough right now to be able to sustain the loss of three of our top guys. The Ivy League was really tough this year...
...rankings were based on a several criteria including reviews by peer institutions and recruiters, and the percentage of international students and faculty at the institution. Two hundred universities worldwide were ranked by THES. Yale and Princeton, ranked seventh and ninth respectively, were the only other Ivy League institutions to crack the top 10, which also included Cal Tech and France’s Ecole Polytechnique. Duke University rose from 52nd last year to tie the London School of Economics at number eleven this year. Martin J. Ince, a contributing editor at THES and the coordinator of the rankings, said that...