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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...never fear, confused student. This e-mail clears everything...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks | Title: J-Term Housing Process Still Unclear | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...mode of activism needs an upgrade. When the weather improves, Espada says he will unveil his latest tool: an enormous banner. The banner is so cumbersome that Espada says he will only start using it regularly once the April winds die down so that he can display it without fear of it blowing away...

Author: By Sami M. Khan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Staffer Seeks 9/11 Truth | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

Much of the fear is based on what a U.S. withdrawal means practically. One example: U.S. military officials are in the process of closing Camp Bucca, the main U.S. military prison in Iraq. The closure, in line with the U.S.-Iraqi withdrawal agreement, has American officials handing some suspected insurgents to Iraqi authorities but letting hundreds of others go with no proper investigation or trial to determine their guilt or innocence. U.S. military officials have long acknowledged that some detainees held at Camp Bucca are likely innocent. But allegations of insurgent ties against many others will go largely unanswered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baghdad Bombings: Is Iraq Unraveling Again? | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...Brzezinski's stark choice is emblematic of the problem that Obama faces now that his first 100 days is nearly complete. There are those who mistake his quiet, deliberative style for softness. There is the fear that he won't have the strength to stand up to the Israelis (or the Iranians) or to the left wing of his party on health care or to the porkers on the defense budget. On the other hand, there are three dead Somali pirates who attest to this President's ability to make tough decisions in a timely fashion. Obama won't stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joe Klein on the President's Impressive Performance Thus Far | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

Even before the fall of Buner, the capital was in a state of panic. Private schools were closed for two weeks for fear that militants would attempt a siege, along the lines of the Taliban attack on a police academy in Lahore last month. And an unspecified threat against foreigners two weeks ago resulted in the closure of the U.S. embassy and the British High Commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taliban Advance: Is Pakistan Nearing Collapse? | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

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