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...communist kingdom that Kim's portraits are disappearing from public buildings, there are other signs the dictator is facing unaccustomed challenges to his grip on North Korea. Intelligence officials in South Korea testified last week that Kim recently purged his brother-in-law Jang Sung Taek for trying to establish his own military stronghold. Jang may also have become an obstacle to Kim's plans to hand over power to one of his sons someday...
...Oscars and became one of only two films (the other is Titanic) to earn more than $1 billion in theaters. The Matrix, fairly or not, is seen as a terrific film followed by two vagrantly entertaining afterthoughts (Reloaded and Revolutions). The Ultimate Matrix is the Wachowskis' grand play to establish the three films as one fabulous story. They don't pull it off, but there are goodies galore in this package...
...Combs would stand out in any food fight, but the School Nutrition Association hails her as a pioneer for her groundbreaking junk-food ban, which takes on suppliers such as Coca-Cola and Frito-Lay that count on selling to schools to establish brand loyalty in kids. Like a growing number of youngsters in the U.S., kids in Texas have been getting fatter. Over a third of all school-age children in the state are overweight or obese, far worse than the national rate of 10% to 15%. By 2040, the costs of treating those kids when they become obese...
...during the lengthy Oslo peace process. And soon after the collapse of Oslo, Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed they would not pursue a peace agreement until Arafat was out of power. Now, after his death, they have implied that any agreement must wait until the Palestinians establish a democracy. Those delaying tactics do not serve the interests of Palestinians or Israelis who want an end to the devastating cycle of violence and a fair two-state solution...
This is a valid concern, but one that is largely without merit in this instance. In regards to fears that acceptance of the wind energy fee will establish a dangerous trend towards including items based on whatever story a flurry of ad campaigns can sell to the undergraduate body, the experience of the EAC serves as a counterexample in point. If the wind energy fee appears on the termbill next fall, it will have survived heated debate in the Undergraduate Council, a popular referendum and the review of the Faculty Council. With so many (and such diverse) checks...