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...yellow school buses are parked along the edge of Harvard Yard, poised to carry students to New Hampshire for a day of canvassing. One is for the Democrats and one for the Republicans, and it would be difficult to mistake the two: the Republican bus, parked outside of Boylston Gate, is half-empty, and the canvassers are sitting quietly in their seats. A nearly-full tray of frosted donuts occupies the front seat. (For more on the Harvard Republican Club, see story...
...Ministry of Culture and Information, not far from the presidential palace, appears to have targeted the ministry's foreign advisers, according to the Taliban spokesman who claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of his organization in an interview with the Associated Press. Three attackers rushed the gate of the ministry, according to police witnesses; one was detained, one escaped and the third detonated himself in the entryway, killing five people, wounding another five and badly damaging the building and surrounding shops...
...apprehended Verissimo Tavaras, an 18-year-old male from Randolph, MA in front of Johnston Gate in the early morning. Tavaras and a number of other individuals fit the description of a group that has been seen slashing tires on Saturday...
Luxe Layovers. Westin Hotels are coming to you gate-side. The hotel group has teamed with United Airlines and created the Westin Renewal Lounge, located inside United's Red Carpet Clubs at the JFK, Los Angeles and San Francisco airports. Each lounge (built for one) is furnished with daybeds and the energy-boosting blue-light ActiViva lamp used in the Westin Chicago's Concept Room (see Hotels here, plus healthy snacks. In United's business class, passengers get oversized Westin Heavenly Bed pillows and blankets, along with scented towelettes...
...Some yards away from the gate, a local police band, regaled in elaborate turbans and stiff uniforms, trumpets the national anthem. Beside them, serried schoolboys chant patriotic songs. Despite the somewhat affected talk of peace, Kashmir retains its visceral importance on both sides of the divide. When the prime minister's retinue releases half a dozen white pigeons into the air - doves are as rare as peace has been in these parts - a mild breeze prompts them all to fly back to the Pakistani side. "See, none of them wanted to go over to the other side," one observer notes...