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...became a wonky politico in the weeks before writing an exposé on Harvard political partisans. A consummate writer and interviewer, Alyssa never shies away from being thorough. And with her deadpan story pitches at writers’ meetings, how could FM not bring this talented reporter into the fold...
...QUESTIONSThe University set up the committee in the fall of 2003 to review applications submitted by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members, who propose research projects that involve human subjects. When the group considers projects in politically volatile regions of the world, its purpose is two-fold: It must protect the safety of both students and subjects.This past summer, Krister B. Anderson ’07 did research in Morocco on the repression of the country’s largest Islamic group. Before approving his research application, the committee made sure that he went to great lengths...
...likely to be able to afford them. Although weak health infrastructure and unreliable drug delivery systems are contributory factors to the current “access gap,” high medicine prices remain a primary barrier to treatment for the destitute sick. In Thailand, for example, an 18-fold reduction in the price of HIV treatment has allowed the Thai government to expand its national treatment program from 3,000 to 85,000 individuals in the past four years...
...reciprocate with special treatment." he then brought me a bottle of water and delivered a stirring monologue on the history of the shirt cuff?the French cuff was apparently born when Napoleon ordered extra-long sleeves so that his soldiers could wipe their nose on the excess, then fold the cuff to hide the snot?that climaxed with "Are you ready to see our cuffs?" I was ready to invade Russia...
...Sadr's group, meanwhile, couched its response as a suspension of participation in - rather than a withdrawal from - the government, allowing for it to return to the fold in exchange for concessions. And despite Washington's chagrin, Maliki will likely seek to restore the Sadrists to his coalition rather than face the collapse of his government. But the reason Washington wants Sadr out is that his group is widely viewed as a key source of sectarian violence. So as long as Maliki is looking over his shoulder in Sadr's direction rather than in Bush's, the prospects...