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...afternoon wore on, more troops and tanks crowded around the square. But negotiations were also being furiously pursued. The mutineers' mall saw an endless train of negotiators - senators, military brass, even family members. The 5 p.m. deadline was extended, then scrapped. In the end, the rebels were driven out of central Manila on buses, having received nothing from the government but a promise to examine their many grievances...
...came up as a result of hearing from students that they’d like to use Crimson Cash to purchase from off-campus merchants,” Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) spokesperson Alexandra McNitt said. “It was student demand driven...
Human bodies come in two standard models: male and female. That isn't--and shouldn't be--a big deal. By requiring parts of those bodies to be hidden from view, society turns a lot of humans into frantic, curiosity-driven voyeurs--or worse. If we repealed all laws requiring body concealment, most of these problems would soon disappear. Not all, of course, but most. FRANK WELLS Hillsboro...
...using fear to try to silence reporters. Williams and his family are being protected by armed police after a plot to attack him at his home was uncovered last month. Perhaps inevitably, the film over-simplifies the reasons behind Guerin's maverick ways. There's no doubt she was driven, but some think her role as the Sunday Independent's star reporter may have pushed her to be reckless. "She wasn't on a mission to fight crime, she was on a mission to get stories," says Paddy Prendiville, Guerin's best friend and editor of the satirical magazine...
...them. The harvest that couldn’t be sold domestically was “dumped” onto world markets, driving down the price and devastating the non-subsidized farmers in the developing world. The effect was not trivial: Oxfam estimates that the price of wheat has been driven down to 35 percent of what it cost to produce, while cotton and sugar would see a price increase of 26 and 17 percent respectively if subsidies were removed...