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...news that University President Lawrence H. Summers is considering proposals to eliminate Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID) is cause for concern. The Center could not exist at a more crucial time—as the University becomes increasingly global, the problems of the developing world elicit more attention than ever before. More than 40 million people worldwide, a disproportionate number of whom live in poor countries, are afflicted with HIV/AIDS. Last month, the publication of the World Bank’s annual World Development Indicators revealed similarly upsetting statistics: despite unprecedented prosperity gains in the West...
...might be contaminated with mercury. The campaign has been a surprising success, says Steven Galster, director of WildAid's Southeast Asia office, who cites a recent survey in Thailand in which 32% of the respondents said they had given up the pricey delicacy. "Sharks," he admits, "usually don't elicit much sympathy...
Dangerous Business You too are parents and can understand our anxiety. Spare the lives of our boys." Antonella Agliana beamed these words to Iraq via al-Jazeera, hoping to elicit sympathy from the insurgents who held three Italian hostages, including her brother Maurizio. Three days before, word of a different videotape, which al-Jazeera declined to air, had galvanized Italy. It showed a fourth captive, Fabrizio Quattrocchi, calmly saying, "I'll show you how an Italian dies," before taking a bullet in the neck. Iraq 's continuing turmoil has been boosting antiwar feeling in Italy, but last week, public solidarity...
...some of his fans even mimicked his suicide. While the mysteries surrounding Cobain’s death undoubtedly contribute to his legend, I don’t believe they are the primary explanation. Because, frankly, it’s hard to imagine that Enrique Iglesias or Ja Rule would elicit the same reaction if either of them decided to put a shot gun in his mouth and pull the trigger. Or, who knows, maybe we’d actually come to respect them more—but I hope...
...regime has removed any doubts about its intentions to press forward with its nuclear program, we are confronted with the grave possibility that some of its nuclear materials or weapons will make their way into the hands of terrorists. But the regime’s announcement failed to elicit a response from the White House, suggesting that the administration is once again bogged down in fatal complacency...