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...champion of the poor but has fallen short in keeping his housing promises. Although Venezuela has stepped up construction of new houses this year, it still needs a further 1.6 million new units to meet the shortfall in low-income housing needs, according to official figures. Only around one-eighth of that total has been built under Chavez's tenure, according to the Venezuelan real estate chamber...
...hardwood that his rushing talent was first suspected, when the coach pushed him to try out for the football squad. Ho had never even heard of the sport before entering the eighth grade, but the youngster tried out nonetheless...
...consternation at failing to deter North Korea from becoming the world's eighth declared nuclear weapons state (joining the U.S., Russia, France, Britain, China, India and Pakistan - Israel is generally believed to have nuclear weapons, although it has never publicly disclosed such capability) will hardly be confined to Washington. South Korea has called its national security council into emergency session, and will face pressure from the U.S. and Japan to terminate its "Sunshine" policy of trade and engagement aimed at moderating North Korean behavior. Japan, well within range of North Korea's missiles and a longtime object...
...third-quarter Schindel field goal and two late Cornell scores made the final score 33-23, giving Harvard its eighth straight win dating back to last year...
...Princeton Review’s 2007 edition of Best 282 Business Schools. In the Princeton Review rankings, which were released on Tuesday, Harvard ranked first in “Toughest to Get Into,” tenth in “Best Overall Academic Experience,” and eighth in “Best Career Prospects.” Last month’s Journal article said that its rankings were based on surveys completed by recruiters that seek employees at each of the listed business schools and explained that “recruiters complain that they often find...