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...China and the World Stage John Lee's clear reminder of China's vastly different historical perspective versus that of the U.S. is a point not made often enough [March 8]. Where the U.S. sees a four-year electoral cycle, China is still making decisions with generations in mind. Lee misses one key factor, though, regarding China's seemingly silent role on the world stage: rather than seeing it as beneath them, China's leaders have avoided interfering in other countries' affairs for the simple reason that they don't want anyone having reason to interfere with their...
...sophomore was a four-year letterwinner in both basketball and baseball at powerhouse Moeller High in Cincinnati. During Brent’s four years at the school, his basketball team won the conference title four times, won a state championship, and went 85-5. His baseball team won three conference titles and made a state final four, with Brent being named to the All-League and All-City teams...
Nearly half of all four-year undergraduates worry about their ability to stay in school, and 60 percent of those surveyed are concerned about paying their bills, the poll found...
President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia has been Washington's most fervent ally in a region where leftist leaders like Venezuela's Hugo Chávez have been flexing their muscles and speaking their minds out loud. First elected in 2002, Uribe spent an ironfisted four-year term re-establishing order in a country devastated by leftist rebels, paramilitary groups and drug gangs, winning the respect of much of the populace - enough so that the constitution was amended to allow him a second term. But he wanted a third term and, with approval ratings at about 70% throughout 2009, seemed...
...time of the announcement, administrators said that the plan—which offers one-, three-, and four-year plans—would serve the needs of ageing faculty, as well as provide a flexible method of controlling the size of the faculty...