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...Republicans voted to halt debate on the bill last Thursday, sparking headlines that the legislation was dead. This week Bush and the 12 negotiators have worked hard to resurrect it, agreeing on lists of Republican and Democratic amendments they would allow to be voted on and tentatively scheduling floor time either concurrent to the energy debate now before the Senate or after it wraps next week...
...bill - which includes provisions for increasing border security, a temporary worker program, and a path towards legalizing the nation's approximately 12 million illegal immigrants - is a key component of Bush's domestic agenda for his final year and a half in office. It was pulled from the floor Thursday after almost two weeks of debate when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, frustrated by the number of amendments brought forth by critics, called to end debate. The vote failed. "There's lots of support for this bill on the outside, " Reid said before departing. "The problem...
...There are some classrooms in dys-Allston, but since courses ended by 4 p.m., the rooms are dark except for the blackboard washer. An occasional bike rider zips down an empty street on her way “back” to Harvard Square. Looming big-block buildings maximize floor space. These buildings of glass and steel carry strong, welcoming sandstone entryways announcing the Harvard X, Y, or Z-nomics Center. The only sounds are those of wind, windshield wipers, a few quiet conversations by the shuttle bus stop, and the rumble of air conditioning systems...
...None of the banners hanging in the rafters above the gym floor at Lavietes Pavilion represent an Ivy League championship in men’s basketball. In the 50-year history of the conference, Harvard has never won a league title, relegating the program to subordinate status on a campus where football and hockey rule, and teams such as crew, squash, and fencing are nationally relevant...
...demand for their work grew, the families of the seamstresses reluctantly permitted them to work together at a workshop in the town. That was a breath of freedom for the girls who sit on cushions on the floor chatting while carefully using needles to work colorful silk threads and beads onto garments, bedding, cushions, and soft leather sandals and belts sent from Cairo or Florence. These sheltered women, most of whom have never set foot outside of Siwa, have been delighted to see recordings of the Scervino Milan show and images of beautiful women posing on the covers of Cosmo...