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...would require that the Iraqi Kurds distance themselves from the PKK, shut down its offices and make some attempt to crack down on their bases in the mountains. Turkey also wants Iraq to join Washington and Ankara in labeling the PKK a terrorist organization. But if Iraq fails to curb the PKK, then, as President Abdullah Gul told TIME in an interview earlier this year, "Turkey reserves the right to defend itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bracing for a Turkish Strike in Iraq | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

...Many Americans, including some right here at Harvard still don’t care enough to do their small part to curb the greenhouse gas emissions. Three separate factors make inaction on climate change not only the easiest, but also the most logical, reaction for some...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman | Title: Nature's Game of Dominoes | 10/12/2007 | See Source »

Percentage of Americans who say governments should do more to curb immigration, according to a new Pew Center survey, echoing concerns voiced by almost every nation polled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Oct. 22, 2007 | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...Firstly, the treaty includes a permanent presidency to cement the sense of unity among member-states and avoid the constant vertigo of the many different agendas resulting from rotating presidencies. Moreover, it proposes two other important structural changes that would curb bureaucratic issues within the EU. Once the treaty is passed, the EU will achieve legal personality as one entity and, at the same time, voting procedures will be modified to address what critics have baptized “a democratic deficit.” Such changes will increase the EU’s legitimacy both legally and practically...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Wag the Dog | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...Things Jerry Likes on TV NowTalkshow with Spike Feresten (Fox)Anything Bob Einstein does on Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)Announcer talk over Baseball Tonight's Web Gems segment (ESPN)Mad Men (A&E)Commercials with unattractive people just staring into spaceJohnny Dark on Late Show with David Letterman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerry Seinfeld Goes Back to Work | 9/26/2007 | See Source »

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