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Worried about the high cost of filling up? President Bush is on the case. Last Friday he arrived in Riyadh to urge King Abdullah, the leader of the world's largest petroleum producer, Saudi Arabia, to put more oil on the market...
...veteran police chief flat-footed. On the afternoon of April 20, Weis, the city's new police superintendent, stood before a bank of television cameras in a conference room at his department's headquarters. With a stellar 22-year FBI career behind him, the head of America's second-largest and very troubled police force faced a key test. In the previous 72 hours, nearly 40 people had been shot, five fatally. Weis wanted to clarify the record - and soothe a city on edge...
...Interpol report vindicates the Bush Administration's claims about Chavez, it also raises the tricky question of how to respond. After all, Venezuela supplies almost 15% of U.S. crude oil imports, and it controls the hemisphere's largest reserves. Although such a move would probably be disastrous for his own economy, Chavez has long threatened to suspend oil exports to the U.S. if it took steps he considers aggression against Venezuela - which could include any terrorism-sponsor designation. Chavez may not follow through, but in light of the current energy crunch, few in Washington would be willing to call...
...this transition, two of Harvard’s largest disciplines—history and economics—are finding it difficult to secure a niche in the new curriculum...
Clearly, something needs to be done. As Americans, we have been, until recently, the largest contributors to the problem; 0.1 Zetajoules of energy are consumed annually in the United States—a nation of about 300 million—compared to the 0.45 Zetajoules of energy consumed globally—a population now over 6.5 billion—in 2005. Fortunately, efforts are being made to raise U.S. awareness of global warming and to reduce American consumption and demand for energy. Campaigns of varying scale, from student-led initiatives on campuses around the country to national documentaries, are being...