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...month with Iran, will have to take special care to convince the hemisphere, if not the world, that the reality is just the opposite. Sunday morning, he called on "all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter," insisting that the crisis "must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference." It was a good start - as was the announcement by Obama's ambassador in Honduras later in the day that the U.S. will not recognize any government installed to replace Zelaya...
...Iran, Tehran's allies in Latin America, including Chávez, have had trouble gaining anti-Yanqui traction over that crisis. "Latin America's leftist governments have all been waiting for Obama to blow his cool, but it's not happening," says Michael Shifter, vice president of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington. "It throws them off base...
Last month, the cities of Lahore and Peshawar were rocked by massive blasts on successive days. The attack on Lahore targeted the office of the city's police chief and the regional headquarters of Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, commonly known as the ISI. At least two dozen people were killed by the blast that caused widespread damage and injured over 300. The Taliban later claimed responsibility. Hakimullah Mehsud, a deputy of notorious Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, warned the residents of major cities to flee before they struck again...
...been called the jewel of Harvard College, an arrangement of inter-generational residential living that has been a facet of the undergraduate experience since the 1930s. The College’s House system—a set of 12 residences spanning Dewolfe to Garden Streets, and potentially the Charles River into neighboring Allston one day—are a hub of both academic and social activity. Tenured faculty sit at the helm, supported by contingents of alumni and affiliates from varying generations and trades, all intermingling with a few hundred undergraduates...
...makes a difference to have a House community that is not just students,” Eck says, referencing the inter-generational nature of the SCR. “Go to BU or someplace like that if you just want to live and be around students...