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...part of the story that isn’t told—possibly because it detracts from heroic student activism—is that Wright and Larimore have expressed significant personal regret about the decision and have explained that it was not a hasty solution but was a last-ditch effort after other alternatives failed...
...however, administrators must do more than give lip service to finding dance a new home; they must guarantee Harvard will do anything and everything possible to ensure the life of the program. Illingworth said Harvard is considering certain local church spaces as one possible temporary solution. If their last-ditch efforts fail, the College must actively consider a renegotiation of its Rieman Center lease. Although Radcliffe has legitimate claims to the center, such as the desire to have its faculty in close proximity to one another, Harvard simply cannot afford to give up on dance in the short-term...
...quest for redemption and his effort to unmask the traitor take him into the arms of three women and the crosshairs of Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), an audacious diamond tycoon bent on (what else?) world domination. (The writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade had the good sense to ditch the small-potatoes bad guys of recent films, like the one bent on conquering the media sector.) Bond's trials, at the hands of both his captors and the agency that loses faith in him, reveal traits that fans of Fleming's novels will recognize. They "bring out his vulnerable side...
Even with its newly won bipartite control, the White House doesn't command a "governing majority" in the Senate: the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. Members of Congress from both parties say Bush will still have to cut deals with Democrats and ditch pet projects in order to get things done. "The President asked for the Senate, and he's got it," says Reid. "He can no longer blame us if something doesn't go right." House Republican leaders say they plan to send a raft of Bush's favorite bills, which they passed early in his term...
...Since the advent of the DVD player, movie buffs have wondered when they would be able to record DVDs. The wait is over. Panasonic's cheapest recorder--which creates DVD-R discs that are easily recognized by most players--is as good an excuse as any to ditch the VCR. www.panasonic.com...