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After ten minutes, the table fell silent as Forbes began the Co-op’s weekly meeting, held over dinner each Sunday. This evening, the students discussed the idea of reducing communal dinners to give people a break from cooking during the stress of exams...
Brian S. McNiff, spokesman for Mass. Secretary of State William F. Galvin, said that it was difficult to judge the turnout for yesterday’s elections since it was the first ever special election held statewide...
...diplomatic recognition of the North and a move toward a formal peace treaty (South Korea and North Korea are still technically at war, since no treaty was signed to end the Korean War). Kim's provocative acts have blown those expectations away. "[The Administration] feels as if it held out its hand early on, only to have it bitten," says Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at Washington's Heritage Foundation and a former CIA official. "Their attitude now is, you had your chance, and you blew it. The senior Asia people in the Administration have shifted to a much more...
Freshman Natasha Kingshott continued the good play for the group of promising freshmen, only allowing Cornell’s Lauren Sachvie to score four points in each of her three wins. Kingshott has exceled at the No. 5 spot, and is one of three freshmen that have regularly held a spot in the top nine. Gemmell has thrived in the top spot while freshman Sarah Mumanachit also fared well in the no. 7 spot. Saturday was no different for Mumanachit, who beat her opponent...
...much to stop and take notice of. But as of this year, Taiwan has the lowest birthrate in the world, with just one baby born per woman. According to the Population Reference Bureau's 2009 annual report, Taiwan has now surpassed both Macau and Hong Kong, which have held the lowest spots on the world chart for the past five years. (See pictures of this year's deadly typhoon in Taiwan...