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Money has gone to other projects that have little to do with overthrowing the Baghdad regime. The Middle East Institute in Washington is receiving $255,738 to host "thematic conferences" on what kind of government Iraqis should establish after Saddam's downfall. An additional $200,000 has been budgeted for an environmental study of Iraq's southern marshlands. "It's all just nonsense," says Francis Brooke, Washington representative of the Iraqi National Congress...
...Sports anchor Keith Olbermann, busy with baseball play-off duties, turned down the job as host of the show. Fox also looked at several comics and TV emcees. Roughly two weeks before the scheduled premiere, experienced daytime host Chuck Woolery (Love Connection, Wheel of Fortune, etc.) signed on. He says joining a new show so close to liftoff doesn't bother him. "I've been doing this a long time. I can evaluate a show and see if it's worth doing when I first look...
Academy officials say the 1930s-era home is often host to public gatherings that require a big kitchen. But the bean counters weren't swayed. Nor were they moved by the Air Force's official grounds for the remodeling--that "the area is always hot, the lighting is poor, the refrigerator is not functional for a family." Sort of makes the $2.4 billion B-2 bomber seem like a steal...
This weekend Harvard plays host to black labor organizers from around the world in a three-day conference about the future of labor organization and public policy...
...Crimson will host the Harvard Invitational this weekend at the Malkin Athletic Center, playing Siena on Friday afternoon and Marist and SUNY-Stony Brook on Saturday...