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...Crips are recruiting in middle schools we have new challenges that cannot be addressed without leadership from the neighborhoods. Secondly, since there is currently no politically impartial forum sponsored by any state or municipal agency or university that engages the political realities of black youth violence on the ground the larger community must develop independent fora to effectively engage this issue...

Author: By Eugene F. Rivers iii | Title: Harvard and the Boston Miracle | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...those who claim that the messy bureaucracy usually involved in the quadrennial transportation legislation would hardly be an effective spark for a deeply troubled economy, Oberstar insists this time is different. All projects will be required to have broken ground and to report back to Congress on their progress within 60 days of the bill's enactment. They must report again in an additional 90 days and once again 60 days after that. All these reports will be combed over by the Obama Administration and Congress and will be made public online. "I've never seen anything like this," Oberstar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress's Point Man on Infrastructure Spending | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...brings those lucky enough to be in the Registrar’s good graces a map to navigate the crowds, balls and bars. National Mall: For the first time ever the entire length of the National Mall will be opened to the public during the inauguration. Formerly a staging ground for the day’s parade, it will be flanked on either side by giant TV screens allowing everyone to view the swearing-in ceremony. But those in attendance should be wary: according to CNN, if the expected 5 million people actually do show up, each person will have...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Politically Incorrect: The Unofficial Guide to Inauguration 2009 | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...brand-new heavily armored Cadillac limousine. He'll be shadowed by Secret Service vans crammed with heavily armed SWAT teams and electronic-warfare gear capable of jamming detonators designed to set off certain explosives. Electronic devices - like those already in use in the D.C. subway - will be used above ground, to sniff the air for biological or chemical agents. They'll be aided by at least four Army dogs that will be sniffing for hidden explosives. Mike, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, has worked presidential details before, according to his handler, Staff Sergeant Daniel Konrardy. The dog is calm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inauguration Day Security: Is a Police State Necessary? | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...been on the list of targeted Hamas leaders since the 20-day-old operation began. "Hamas had promised us a big surprise when we entered Gaza, but the killing of Siam is the surprise we're giving them," exulted one senior Israeli intelligence officer. (See images of Israel's ground war in Gaza...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaza Fighting Intensifies Despite Truce Talks | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

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