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...might, the president-general could hope that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League, would be able to capitalize on a popularity spike caused by his successful resolution of the Red Mosque crisis. A PML majority would ensure Musharraf another term with a clear mandate, though it wouldn't dispel the constitutional questions over him being both Chief of Army Staff and President. It's a risky strategy, and so is the ongoing siege at the Red Mosque. Dividends will depend on how many, and what kind, of bodies are carried out of the compound when it's all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Storming the Red Mosque | 7/10/2007 | See Source »

...should react firmly when Russia tries to bully its neighbors. America should insist that Russia ratify the European Energy Charter to dispel fears of energy blackmail. The U.S. should continue to patiently draw Ukraine into the West so that Russia will have to follow suit or risk becoming isolated between the Euro-Atlantic community and a powerful China. And, above all, the U.S. should terminate its war in Iraq, which is so damaging to America's ability to conduct an intelligent and comprehensive foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Avoid a New Cold War | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

Debate ensued over the motivation behind the HUPD call, and 60 students turned out to a dinner discussion last night sponsored by the Currier House race relations tutors. The BMF has also announced that it will stage a publicity campaign to dispel racial stereotypes...

Author: By Anna L. Tong, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Air Racism Concerns | 5/14/2007 | See Source »

...Harper is also a charisma-challenged politician who wants a majority government in the next election but has not been able to dispel perceptions that he is cold and remote. (Shortly after winning office in January 2006, newspapers showed a stiff new PM shaking hands with his young son while dropping him off at school. Now photos on the Prime Minister's website show Harper holding homeless kittens.) Canadians might sympathize with a leader who ruefully said he was too busy worrying about running the country to read many novels, but giving a popular author the cold shoulder looks, well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Canadian Literacy Campaign for One | 5/11/2007 | See Source »

...American judicial system for an example, which has this notion as its cornerstone. Consequently, we believe that students should serve as full voting members of the administrative board. Allowing students to vote may not change the outcome of any instance of Ad Board review, but it would work to dispel the image of the board as a shadowy and removed tribunal.That being said, the admission of students into the Ad Board’s ranks should be handled with appropriate sensitivity. The committee should seek out mature and capable students, of whom there are no doubt many, ensuring that...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Adjusting the Ad Board | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

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