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...Muslim world’s reaction to the cartoon scandal was that many in the Muslim community are deeply frustrated by the West’s perception of the religion and its followers as a source of violent behavior. The recent Sunni bombings in Iraq, then, provide a crucial opportunity for peaceful Muslim’s to promote sympathy with their cause through a vocal, harsh censure of the violent minority that exists within Sunni Islam...
...tenure that the expansive curricular review began, a much needed initiative to strengthen scientific literacy among undergraduates, simplify and update distribution requirements, and encourage study abroad, all initiatives that will continue to make Harvard a leader in undergraduate education. Finally, Summers guided Harvard through the delicate but crucial expansion into Allston that will allow Harvard to forge ahead in the biological and physical sciences and indeed all areas of knowledge and scholarship. Yet the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, but one faculty among many, precipitated Summers’ resignation on account of his demand for first-rate scholarship, his challenges...
...technology," says Stephen Libowsky, an attorney for the group. At issue is whether Craigslist is a publisher, subject to the Fair Housing Act, or a content distributor, which may not be liable for discriminatory ads, according to the Communications Decency Act. Housing-advocacy groups say the definition is crucial, because they think websites should abide by the same standards that newspapers are held to, especially since so much classified advertising is moving online...
...Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will tackle many issues at the summit, including tsunami relief, supporting the Afghan government, Iran's nuclear ambitions, returning democracy to Nepal, and containing avian flu. But one of the most crucial items on the agenda is the two nations' impending Nuclear Agreement. Last July, Singh and Bush agreed on the broad outlines of a nuclear deal that would require India to separate its military and civilian nuclear programs. In exchange the U.S. would share nuclear technology with India, whose population now exceeds one billion and whose energy demand has been voracious...
...have reluctantly concluded that the rifts between me and segments of the Arts and Sciences faculty make it infeasible for me to advance the agenda of renewal that I see as crucial to Harvard's future," he wrote. "I believe, therefore, that it is best for the University to have new leadership...