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...lawn outside the prime minister's house, under a large white and purple-colored fabric marquee, guests sipped pomegranate juice and tea and ate fried paneer and samosas, while two or three cats slunk around looking for dropped morsels. One reason for the focus on "inclusive growth" is politics, Harsh Khare, Dubai-based vice president of International Container Terminal Services, told me. The previous government had failed to explain how liberalization could help poor people. "Inclusive has to be a keyword or this government knows it will be kicked out too," says Khare...
...term "Mommy Dearest" when talking about her. That's pretty harsh...
...attain higher scores to snag admission to some of the nation’s most desirable schools. But these statistics, while initially disturbing, are the result of a just and well intentioned system of affirmative action in college admissions. That system should not be abandoned in the face of harsh numbers...
With those storm clouds gathering, the Islamists in Mogadishu are intent on solidifying their hold on power, dispensing their harsh brand of justice and leaving no doubt about who's in control. A reminder of that came on a clear blue morning in mid-October, when thousands of Somalis gathered at the parade ground of the old police barracks on the city's battered coast. Guards led a tall, undernourished man, condemned to death for killing another man, to a clearing in the center. After a reading from the Koran, the man conducted his ablutions, said a prayer...
...Despite his harsh anti-American rhetoric, U.S. officials have made at least two clandestine attempts to negotiate with Harith al-Dari; the talks never got very far because the cleric could never trust the Americans, and they believed he was actively involved in the insurgency. The U.S. was also never fully convinced that al-Dari would be able to rally the entire Sunni community behind...