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...Bush team has been trying to persuade both the Russians and European NATO members of the need to move beyond Cold War arms-control agreements in order to deal with the threats of a new century. But the Russians have refused to renegotiate the ABM treaty, and insist that it remains the cornerstone of all other arms control agreements. And both they and the Europeans believe Washington is overstating both the danger of "rogue" missile attacks, and also the abilities of an unproven system to defend against them...
...Critics insist that although Knowles, in the words of one professor, “has done very well by the University and the College, [he] is more comfortable with a top-down way of proceeding...
...Harvard financial aid officers insist the College did not make the changes as a response to Princeton's move, instead crediting a healthy economy and alumni support for financing the changes to the program. Harvard's endowment last year grew from $14 billion to $19.2 billion, and the recently concluded University Capital Campaign allowed Harvard to increase its financial aid budget by $8.3 million...
...What does it all mean? Gun-control advocates interpret this study as a sign that guns and kids simply don?t mix, and that perhaps guns should be fitted with child-resistant triggers. Gun-rights groups, on the other hand, insist the study was flawed because the sample group was so small, and because the hospital-like setting may have given the boys a false sense of safety. The NRA has been harshly critical of Kellerman in the past, arguing that his studies are barely-veiled public relations exercises for gun control...
...these successes, and the Census figures, are not reflected in the fall schedules unveiled last week, in which Latino actors are few and characters fewer. Network diversity executives insist that they're trying. H. Mitsy Wilson of Fox cites the network's outreach to minority groups and says, "Our goal is to place Hispanic writers on all shows." Says CBS senior vice president/diversity Josie Thomas: "We're working on it. There are opportunities for guest stars, recurring roles are still open. This isn't the end of the story...