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Some hard-line turns are evident. National Missile Defense, the 21st century Star Wars, is coming, and Bush's message to all critics is, Deal with it. Europe, Russia and China are starting to grasp that this will be a long diplomatic, political and military wrangle. North Korea, which Clinton drew into negotiations as a "state of concern," has been downgraded again to "rogue state" by Bush. Three weeks ago, he embarrassed the President of South Korea, who has been trying to foster a warming trend, by saying the U.S. was in no rush to do more business with North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya Talks the Talk | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...meet the Big Green in the championship game, it would have to feel better than any of the other tournament teams about its chances of coming away with the national championship. The Crimson has played ECAC rival Dartmouth very close this year and by now, it has a good grasp on the Big Green's roster and strategy...

Author: By Tyson E. Hubbard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No. 3 W. Hockey Faces Tall Order in NCAA's Frozen Four | 3/22/2001 | See Source »

Asked what he would tell kids in the same situation that he faced, Oriani replied, "Reach out." He was luckier than a lot of kids to find someone he could grasp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes a Child Resilient? | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...acted swiftly and forcefully against ethnic cleansing," he said. "We have within our grasp today the chance to build a Europe that is democratic and peaceful--that chance should not be squandered...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Past Adviser Defends Foreign Policy | 3/13/2001 | See Source »

...Write like hell. In a blaze of term-billed printing and caffeine, a thesis will emerge. Last-minute sources will be consulted and all the "get-to-that" notes will come back to haunt you. Much to your surprise, you will have an argument with cogent research and a grasp of the field. You will go to your advisor with a problem, but in explaining it you will figure out the answer and rush out to write it down before you forget. Save that insight, and back it up on the network, your parents' computer and in three or four...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: A Thesis Diary | 3/9/2001 | See Source »

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