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...escapade was one of many Gilberti family Italian road-trips in which my dad hugged the ancient hillsides at sickening speeds while I doled out peaks of Toblerone we’d purchased at the Autogrill, it takes the award for craziest. Since my grandfather had arrived at Ellis Island on a boat from Naples in 1925, the goal of this reverse voyage was to locate Papa’s birthplace, tool around the town, drink a caffé, and say we’d visited...
...Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island primary voters go to the polls on Tuesday, there are still three democrats running for President, and one of them isn't at all interested in getting votes. Mike Gravel, that old guy who used to be on the end in the Democratic debates, just wants some attention. For his idea. Really...
While the report's existence owes much to that Washington ice cream cone, there is cause for concern. While China remains pre-occupied by Taiwan, its navy and air force are increasingly expanding their reach in ways that suggest it is flexing its military might beyond that island, which mainland China regards as a rebel province. Last year, Beijing tested an anti-satellite weapon and Pentagon officials believe it has been behind hacker attacks on Pentagon computer systems. The report says China's long-range strategic missile force - capable of hitting the U.S. - continues to grow, as does its arsenal...
...this comes even as military-to-military relations are improving. Of course, there was nowhere to go but up after the U.S. mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999, and after China forced a U.S. Navy spy plane to land on China's Hainan Island in 2001 and held its 24-person crew for 11 days. Admiral Timothy Keating, chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, said that relations were improving during his recent visit to Beijing. "We're getting to know these guys," he said. But he stressed the need for the Chinese to be more open concerning...
...Crimson responded with mixed results, as one Harvard contingent placed in a three-way tie for second place in the Sharpe Trophy Team Race in Providence, Rhode Island, while the other team members struggled to a seventh-place effort in the Graham Hall Team Race held in Annapolis, Maryland...