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...Washington has been bartering with North Korea over nukes for 13 troubled years. The first time Pyongyang promised to halt nuclear-weapons development was in 1994, a deal that was eventually abrogated after the U.S. accused the North of conducting a secret program to enrich uranium for bombs. The level of mistrust on both sides is deep and abiding. "It's never a straight line from point A to point B, no matter what [the agreement] the North has signed might say," acknowledges one diplomat involved in the six-party talks. "You obviously hope for the best...
...offshore oil reserves in Cambodia. If natural-resources dollars do start flowing in 2010, as some expect, the country may for the first time enjoy a major revenue source that could help it stand on its own feet. Yet, in countries like Nigeria, oil money has only served to enrich a tiny minority while leaving the rest of the country impoverished. And the alternate source of income may only make it more difficult for Western efforts to tie aid to improved Cambodian governance...
...bite him - he watched democracy come to an increasingly prosperous South Korea, after all - and now will backtrack, delay and obfuscate until he finds an excuse to get out of the current nuclear deal. All the while, the skeptics believe, he will probably continue a separate secret program to enrich uranium to make the bomb. At minimum, the skeptics say, Kim will buy enough time to see who succeeds Bush, whom he doesn't trust (no matter what the Chinese President says...
...another points out in a later scene, "each teardrop is worth a dollar." Servants of globalization, these indomitable women enrich the lives of countless others. Thelma, though, will never resign herself to being "just a helper." Sparkling and confident on stage, she declares toward the end of the performance that "Hong Kong is just a stepping-stone. We must use it to power our passion." The play's significant proceeds will go toward constructing fully equipped reading corners for children in Ballesteros, something Unite yearned for when growing up. Her dreams are no longer just beautiful - they're real...
...midst of plans, budgets, schedules, and details, our highest responsibility is to deliver on the promise of the great land resource Harvard has in Allston with a 50-year planning horizon. We’ll fulfill that promise when we build a remarkable campus and enrich the life of a great university, help grow the economy, and contribute to the quality of life of all in North Allston and beyond...