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...Pentagon vetted the briefing in Washington to ensure it was "absolutely accurate," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Feb. 2. But one day after the secretive PowerPoint presentation, U.S. Marine General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conceded he couldn't confirm that the Iranian government shipped the weapons to Iraq. So the bad news was that the briefing wasn't absolutely accurate. The good news: we found out before the invasion...
...away from them, the doubters provide a vital service. They keep the scientists and politicians in check, and are first to smack down the loons who want to shut down fossil-fuel industries. In Australia, the dynamic in grass-roots politics and public policy is toward immediate action. A joint government-business Task Group on Emissions Trading last week said "the warning signs cannot be ignored." "While debate continues about the precise scale, consequences and costs of climate change, and the scope for long-term adaptation to global warming, there is growing acknowledgment that governments, individually and collectively, should...
...Briahna J. Gray ’07 is a history of science and history of art and architecture joint concentrator in Currier House who hopes that her sense of humor isn’t significantly crippled by the exhaustion and anxiety provoked by 23 course requirements and a joint thesis. She would like to give a shout out to the core office—we’ll always have Science A. Catch her cartoon on Fridays...
...portrait of music scholar Eileen Jackson Southern was unveiled yesterday night in an event sponsored by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and the Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW). In 1976, Southern became the first black woman to receive tenure at Harvard. She held a joint appointment in the Music Department and in the Afro-American Studies Department, which she chaired from 1975 to 1979. Knafel Professor of Music Thomas Forrest Kelly was among the music professors present at the event. He spoke highly of Southern’s achievements and her impact on music...
...today's session, North Korea said it was willing to take the initial steps toward dismantling its nuclear arsenal - at least in principle. Lead U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said, "We hope we can achieve some kind of joint statement here...