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...reaction to the Marty report has been relatively muted. Despite Spain's prominent role in the report, for example, only one of its national newspapers put the story on Page One. In Germany, the World Cup trumps just about anything. That's too bad. It could be productive to discuss publicly what is and isn't appropriate for U.S.-European cooperation. Is silent acquiescence in U.S.-directed torture the price that Europe must pay for cooperation with the war on terror? Or could Europe treat U.S. intelligence like a tapas menu - two of those, please, but none of that...
...unusually detailed account of how he learned the news. Now, Bush's team hopes to capitalize by playing up a previously scheduled retreat on Iraq at Camp David, to be held early next week. U.S. officials and their counterparts in the new Iraqi government will be joined electronically to discuss how the White House can help, and how much responsibility it can cede back to the home team...
...Monday and Tuesday, Bush will meet at Camp David with national security officials, Cabinet members and outside experts - with Iraqis beamed in by teleconference - to discuss ways for U.S. officials to work with the counterparts in the new Iraqi government. Snow emphasized the discussions will be broader than just the military, including economic development, and Bush described the agenda as "how to best deploy America's resources in Iraq and achieve our shared goal of an Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself." Since last July 4, Bush has been saying that "as the Iraqis stand...
...four to six courses in an area of inquiry that will be recognized on the student’s transcript (as language citations are now). This will allow students to pursue an interest in more than one field without writing a joint thesis. This spring the Faculty also discussed and approved the reports of the Committee on Writing and Speaking and the Committee on Advising and Counseling. The latter has already led to the creation of the Office of Advising Programs in the College, and the creation of a new peer advising program for the arriving freshman class...
...College owes its “fun” budget to a game of tennis. According to a Harvard administrator, outgoing University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 are occasional tennis partners, and the two have been known to discuss undergraduate life over the net.Those games and discussions appear to have paid off, as the College has increasingly relied on the Office of the President to fund its undergraduate life initiatives.Summers has used his office’s discretionary funds to contribute money to College concerts, House renovations, and more...