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...will mobilize a people's movement across the country which will take over thousands of mosques that were built over demolished Hindu temples." PRAVEEN TOGAIDA, leader of the fundamentalist World Hindu Forum, vowing drastic action if the Indian government blocks reconstruction of a temple on a long-disputed site in Ayodhya...
...underprivileged kid does good. In his case, it just isn’t true, he says. “I’m not going to give you the bullshit that I came from the gutter and pulled myself up by the bootstraps. It’s not that drastic, I come from a middle-class family.” Though she admits that she could have been better prepared for college, Mendez doesn’t feel estranged from her classmates who attended more exclusive private and prep schools. “I just feel like they know more...
...applicant’s chances by 18.9 percent—the same amount that a 100-point jump on the SATs would—according to the book’s statistical analysis of more than 500,000 actual admissions decisions. The effects of applying E.D. are even more drastic, giving an applicant a 34.8 percent boost, which corresponds to a 190-point SAT advantage...
Still, FAS should take this opportunity to take a critical look at its operations. In tough financial times, penny-pinching is necessary. Other major universities are facing financial crises, and in order to avoid the drastic measures taken at those schools, Kirby should carefully root out waste and make prudent cuts where they are appropriate...
...mass destruction. Iraq this week allowed a scientist to be interviewed with no government minder present, and is believed by UN officials to be ready to concede on the other two points. But the inspectors plan to raise the bar a lot higher, warning that "unless there is a drastic change on the part of Iraq" and its willingness to cooperate on the substance of disarmament, the February 14 report back won't be to Baghdad's liking...