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...Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny to become head of the U.N. culture-and-education body in a vote marred by controversy over Hosny's comment, made last year, that he would burn all Israeli books in Egyptian libraries. Hosny blamed a "group of the world's Jews" for the defeat...
...craftiness. Now, with State of Law, he must go toe-to-toe with the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) which, in the shape-shifting politics of Iraq, is the current manifestation of the coalition that Maliki rode to power in 2006. To stay in charge of Iraq, Maliki must defeat his former coalition allies in what are expected to be tough elections on January 16. The victor will have a difficult four years to maintain security as American troops depart, and turn around cynical Iraqis tired of little improvement in basic services and still recurring violence. (Read what Maliki and Iraq...
Considering the team’s strong evidence, those professors who believe there is no such thing may just have to concede defeat...
After gaining slightly more breathing room in an 8-6 defeat over No. 4 Bernstein/Fife, the Harvard duo couldn’t complete the run, losing in the finals, 8-5, to No. 2 Muppidi/Schroeder...
...singles round of 16, freshman Andy Nguyen came from behind to defeat Kirill Kasyanov in a three-set match, 6-7, 6-1, 10-7, propelling Nguyen to the quarterfinals, where Nguyen got a break by defeating the No. 2 seed Phil Law, 1-0, after Law retired due to injury...