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...Washington aimed at remedying the situation. He has, for instance, dismissed the idea of an international conference to discuss Iraq's problems. "We think it is neither reasonable nor correct to discuss questions relating to Iraq in the framework of international conferences," he told journalists in Amman, while en route to Washington. And he reiterated that message at the White House...
...fascinating book Seize the Hour: When Nixon Met Mao. She begins with the historic encounter itself-a meeting on Feb. 21, 1972, that the American delegation was not sure would actually take place. Yet as Nixon was going over his briefing books and practicing how to use chopsticks en route to Beijing, the seriously ill Mao was getting his first shave and haircut in months. As soon as Air Force One landed and Nixon greeted Premier Zhou Enlai with a prolonged handshake, Mao ordered Zhou to bring the President immediately to his house in Zhongnanhai...
...this story’s mise en scène seems far too obvious. After all, Litvinenko was poisoned with Polonium 210, which is 250 million times more toxic than cyanide. In order to get this obscure substance experts said one needs access to a nuclear laboratory. And the only reference to it as a weapon was found in a 1994 paper only published in, you guessed it, Russian. But even more importantly, why would the quite professional Russian secret services murder someone slowly, giving them over three weeks to blame them, and do it with a substance that could...
...played dozens of time since childhood, Harvard women’s squash captain Kyla Grigg showed no mercy. The rest of the team followed her lead. The Crimson (3-0, 2-0 Ivy) handily defeated the Big Green last night at the Murr Center, losing only four games en route to an 8-1 victory. “I thought we were great tonight. Everyone had great energy,” Grigg said. “I was really impressed with everyone.” Grigg first encountered fellow Canadian Ashley Malenchak at the age of 11 in national tournaments...
...En Avant Garde...