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More than a year after the alleged massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. troops in the town of Haditha, the Marine Corps will announce formal charges tomorrow. Up to six Marines who were on the ground that day, including Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, are expected to be charged with a range of offenses, which may include negligent homicide. Mark Zaid, one of Wuterich's two civilian defense attorneys, said, "We look foward to having a formal opportunity to publicly clear our client's name as he is absolutely innocent of any forthcoming charges. What Sgt. Wuterich is guilty...
...Koizumi had come to Pyongyang against Washington's wishes, hoping to finally establish formal relations between the two countries, which could have potentially earned the regime billions in Japanese aid and World War II reparations - and given Japan significant leverage over North Korea. Instead, shocked by the abductions, Japanese public opinion turned overwhelmingly against North Korea, and any possibility of a deal was dashed. Koizumi has since been succeeded by Shinzo Abe, a conservative who won the top job on the back of his public support for the abductees and their families. Abe won't compromise on North Korea...
...Mittal proved a smarter tactician than his opponents. Because a formal takeover document needed to be acceptable to regulators in five different countries, it took four months to put the paperwork together. That allowed Arcelor time to rally shareholders in its defense. But then Dollé made an egregious error: he arranged for a Russian oligarch, Alexei Mordashov, to take a 30%-plus stake in Arcelor. "The day we received that news, we felt it was over for us," Mittal recalls. "The whole team was disappointed and somber." But when they looked at the Russian deal more closely, Mittal...
...always had two ways out of any place.”A BUREAUCRATIC BUFFERAccording to the Committee’s “Intelligent Scholars” guide online, if a proposal poses no possible harm to the subjects, then the researcher can bypass the committee’s formal application process and instead seek accelerated approval. The committee, which meets monthly, sifts through about 1,200 proposals each year. In many cases, it works with both researchers and experts to revise the design to guarantee safety, according to Jane B. Calhoun, a research officer on the committee.But Gallant said...
Penn and Princeton have dominated the league since its formal inception in 1955-56, and the last time a non-P won the league outright was Cornell in 1988. Either the Quakers or Tigers have gained a share of the league title, and captured the berth in the NCAA tournament, in 42 of the past 44 seasons...