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Since Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf threw in his lot with the U.S. after Sept. 11, he has been wrestling to gain control over the 10,000-strong ISI, a group of soldiers, field agents, sneaks and tens of thousands of additional informers so formidable and independent its critics call it "a kingdom within a state." The stakes for Musharraf and the U.S. are high. Transforming the organization from one that has abetted Islamic militancy to one that combats it is fundamental to both Washington and Islamabad as they struggle to impose moderation on a radicalized part of the world...
...just this week, Harvard failed to endorse the Coalition Against Sexual Violence’s attempt to gain federal funding to help redress the current dearth of resources available for sexual assault victims on campus. The grant would have funded a review of Harvard’s current sexual violence education and the implementation of suggested changes as well as sexual violence education for members of the Ad Board. Lewis has declared the Ad Board to be ill-equipped to handle sexual assault cases; how can it then be denied that an evaluation of its processes and the College?...
This new look at the partnership is a fascinating experiment. As Lovett cleans a lonely table after failing to gain Todd’s devotion, we feel the twinge of pain behind every clink of every plate she dumps in her bucket. Though Knapp makes Lovett mesmerizing, the character cannot break out of the text’s relatively static mold and carry the play...
Meanwhile, Gowl finds in her role a passion and humor that only an actress of her skills could unearth. Her and Anderson’s interaction while he tries to gain the attention of the beautiful Johanna (Boston Conservatory’s Robyn Kemp) is hysterical...
...that, should the state of our affairs require it, we shall be ready to sacrifice our estates and everything dear in life, yea, and life itself, in support of the common cause.” Today, rather than simply joining the band, applicants must be sponsored by members to gain admission. Now membership is capped at 77, to remain true to the number who fought on Lexington Green on April...