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Last week’s launch of Nintendo’s next-generation Wii console has changed things considerably, and not merely by destroying the grades of countless college students just as many are about to enter finals periods. The Wii’s ground-breaking motion-sensing controller (if you want to attack an enemy in the new “Zelda” game, you actually slice it through the air) and low price point ($250, compared to at least $500 for Sony’s new Playstation 3) are sure to make it an instant success...
...President Bush's unambiguous thumbs-down to the idea of separating Iraq into three ethnic or sectarian enclaves. Partition may be an intriguing parlor game for foreign-policy wonks in Washington, but like most theoretical plans for Iraq, it was never likely to survive direct contact with ground realities. Save a few fringe figures and Al-Qaeda in Iraq, most Iraqis want their country intact, and will be reassured to hear that the American President feels the same...
...Bush and his military leaders have made it clear they want U.S. forces to remain in Iraq for the foreseeable future without a significant hike in troop levels. That, defense officials say, is unlikely to change the dynamic on the ground and - absent some political push that achieves a semblance of peace - is only likely to continue the grim parade of the flag-draped coffins of U.S. troops into Dover Air Force Base...
...percolated for three years. Now, with the addition of Shi'ite and Sunni militias fighting for control of Baghdad, the U.S. military doesn't have the firepower, or, it seems, the stomach to launch a battle for control of the Iraqi capital. Given the current situation on the ground, and absent an Iraqi initiative to turn matters around, it's likely that U.S. forces will continue to bleed and die until Bush tosses in the towel - or the new Democrat-controlled Congress forces...
...corner of Banks and Cowperthwaite streets after walking by two males standing in front of a convenience store. According to a community advisory released by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the victim reported that the suspects struck her on the head several times. After she fell to the ground, the suspects took her wallet and fled the area. The advisory stated that the victim was not injured, and according to HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano, she refused medical treatment. Catalano declined to release any more information about the victim. According to the advisory, the victim was unable to provide...