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...Musharraf announced that Pakistan would cooperate with the U.S., he knew that radicals and sympathizers of accused mastermind Osama bin Laden and his Taliban host would take to the streets in protest. But it was, Pakistan's President calculated, what had to be done: one-part realpolitik, one-part leap of faith. There are risks, of course. He is courting chaos and possibly violence, but the rewards?the end of international sanctions, debt relief, millions of dollars in aid for refugees?could mean legitimacy abroad and perhaps, eventually, something approaching stability at home. Musharraf's acquiescence was, of course...
...does in the poem annotated below. Despite being an outsider in the rap game, this poem hearkens back to the days of yore, the 1980s, with multiple references to ’80s pop culture and an era of violence and drunk driving. This work represents a true evolutionary leap in urban poetry and is thus beloved...
Barkley and Ausman aren’t quite at happily ever after yet. The details of the couple’s future still remain undecided. Barkley is currently applying to law schools and Ausman plans to leap into the work force after she finishes school this June (through Advanced Standing). “It’s all up in the air right now,” Barkley admitted. “The only thing we know for sure is that we’ll be together.” However, most would say that is quite enough...
Last year, for example, the endowment surged $4.4 billion to $19.2 billion—a 30 percent leap. This year, the endowment dropped to $18.3 billion...
...student and the US was preparing to carpet Vietnam with napalm and bombs. Then he grew up and lost his innocence. “Nothing my generation has done in life could prevent the human tragedy of last week.” True, but get ready for the quantum leap in logic. Because we couldn’t stop the terror attacks, we have no option in the current crisis but to line up behind Bush. When today’s students are “middle-aged” like Shapiro is, they’ll probably understand this...