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...effective veto on any proposed changes to the CPA. And at least one potential flash point - the south's oil - might be defused. The south's Minister for Presidential Affairs, Luka Biong Deng, told TIME in February his government would continue splitting oil revenue with Khartoum after independence. Given half a century of hostility and intransigence between the two sides, Gration calls such cooperation "phenomenal." (Read: "Sudan Votes May Spark Progress, Peace for Darfur...
...immensely proud of the step change in aid and debt relief we began at the G-8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005. Every day since, the donor aid given to developing countries has been saving thousands of lives. But such measures are not the whole answer to Africa's challenges. In the future, African countries should aim not to need development assistance. Good governance and sustained economic growth are key to eradicating poverty. That's the basis of the Africa Governance Initiative. (See pictures of Tony Blair...
...Harvard baseball team managed to take home at least one weekend victory, it would have given itself a shot at tying Brown for first place in the Rolfe Divison. But yesterday was a day for the status quo, as the Bears (11-20, 8-2 Ivy League) took both games, 7-1 and 10-3, in the first of two doubleheaders at O’Donnell Field. The next slate of games will take place today...
...Given the course’s reputation for time-consuming problem sets, Malan said he often worries that interested students may shy away from taking the course, though 72 percent of students who took CS50 last semester said they had no programming experience...
...giving Benazir Bhutto adequate security was a deeply cynical, deliberate decision," says Cyril Almeida, a respected analyst with the Pakistani newspaper Dawn. "The assassins may have been intent, but they were given an opportunity." (See TIME's photo-essay "Aftermath of an Assassination...