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Five-year-old negotiations between Harvard and Cambridge over the University’s planned government center came to a screeching halt in July...
...consider the Israeli occupation to be a form of terrorism. The context for his statement was a brief period in which Bush suspended his pro-Israel tilt and tried to act as an honest broker between both sides in the conflict, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to halt Israel's incursion into the West Bank. That's when he said, "Look, my job isn't to try to nuance. I think moral clarity is important, if you believe in freedom. And people can make all kinds of excuses, but there are some truths involved...
...They have also contributed significantly to the free hand wielded by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has completely destroyed the infrastructure of the West Bank. Palestinian intellectuals and members of civil society have also recognized the bombings as a political disaster and are leading calls for their immediate halt. In taking the intifadeh hostage, Islamic radicals waging jihad have won, at best, a momentary and illusory victory--and one for which a Palestinian population crushed by repression is paying an exorbitant price. That price will eventually undermine the reputation and allure of the most radical Palestinian militants...
...when Ghulam Mohiuddin Sofi knows he made the right decision to stand for election. One of these sublime moments came last week as his convoy of election workers and supporters neared Waskora, a tiny village in the lush Vale of Kashmir. A cheering, chanting crowd brought him to a halt, while men and women in nearby apple orchards and barley fields threw down their baskets and hoes and ran yelling to join the swelling procession. To a roar of approval, Sofi was hoisted onto the saddle of a mountain pony draped in scarlet and gold tapestry. As he rode down...
...company educated orphans and built an eponymous town; the charitable trust that owns Hershey still educates 1,200 children at a cost of $96,000 a year each. But it has decided to diversify its holdings, sparking protests from the citizens of Hershey, Pennsylvania, who got a judge to halt the sale temporarily last week. Still, "a delay of a few weeks won't matter," says Bank of America analyst William Leach, who expects Nestlé and Britain's Cadbury to explore a joint deal. If a sale happens, the new owners are expected to assure the townsfolk that things...