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...When I put to Huntington some figures that challenged his thesis, he said, "I don't think any of these issues are black and white." A central purpose of his article, he said, was to promote a "reasoned national discussion" on Mexican immigration. Fine. Trouble is, recent history suggests that such a rational debate is unlikely to occur...
Although police now believe Xu stole over $600,000, he is currently being charged with stealing $160,000. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Xu is due back in court on April 23, where he may face further charges...
...plan to launch a space shuttle and the weather is not fine, you can easily delay it a day or two ... For the Games, this is not possible." JACQUES ROGGE, president of the International Olympic Committee, stressing that Athens must finish its preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games on time. Only 15 of 35 venues are ready, and a planned roof for the main swimming pool has been canceled...
...affable, bespectacled bear of a man, is as unadorned and low-key as the plainspoken prose of his books. He receives visitors to his office in the same casual attire he wears at the pulpit--khaki pants, floral cotton shirt and rubber-soled shoes. That suits his members just fine. "From the beginning, I was impressed by his humility," says Patricia Miller, who has attended Saddleback since 1998. "When I joined, he asked all the new members to form a circle and lay our hands on one another's shoulders. Then he stood in the middle and, while choked with...
...Europeans will order Microsoft to make its Windows PC operating system available to manufacturers and consumers in two versions: one with Media Player--Microsoft's proprietary video and music software--built in, as it is now, and one without it. The company is also likely to be fined, perhaps several billion dollars. Most significantly, Monti is expected to try to use the ruling to prevent Microsoft from pushing future products on consumers by "bundling" them with its operating system. Microsoft will survive the fine, but the crackdown will hurt, which is why the restrictions on bundling scuppered last-minute negotiations...