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...tour of Mitte begins at the stately parliament building known as the Reichstag. A suspicious fire gutted the building in 1933, prompting Hitler to take dictatorial powers. The Reichstag has been rebuilt entirely, topped by British architect Norman Foster's breathtaking dome. The parliament is off limits to visitors, but it's possible to climb to the top of the dome for fantastic views of the city. A short walk from the Reichstag is the Brandenburg Gate. Built in 1791 to look like the Propylaea of the Acropolis, the gate became a symbol of the Berlin Wall, which was first...
Israel has every right to defend itself against suicide bombers who mercilessly target civilians, but it must also acknowledge its role in jeopardizing any chance of peace. Attacks on refugee camps in the occupied territories engender hatred from the Palestinians, which is as likely to foster terrorism as it is to prevent it. The cooperation of the Palestinian mainstream is essential to the peace process. In the short term, the Palestinian people have the greatest influence over Arafat, and in the long term, they are potential recruits for terrorist organizations...
...course, a dark and stormy night. And there is, naturally, something unnameably spooky about the New York City brownstone into which the edgy, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) have just moved. They have scarcely hit the sack when, sure enough, intruders arrive, squabbling among themselves with menacing fractiousness...
...Swift, who suffered through several scandals during her terms as Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor, a substantive and competitive election is very much in the public interest. An interesting election will bring Massachusetts residents to the polls and get them involved in both candidates’ campaigns. It will foster more genuine debate over real issues and reinvigorate the Massachusetts political landscape...
According to the society’s events co-coordinator, first-year law student Adam Neufeld, the group intended the panel to “foster progressive debate,” “build the community of progressives and liberals,” and “show the diversity of thought” within progressive scholarship...