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...that was the big picture. Back on Iraq, Haass said the U.S. had overemphasized democracy, underplayed diplomacy and is now left with few friends to lend a hand. He said the question now in Iraq isn't whether the U.S. can win. "The real question is how poorly it's going...
Under the heading of the "The United States: Historical and Global Perspectives," the proposed requirement mandates that courses explore the history of American institutions and practices in addition to their global contexts. While we lend our full support to the creation and selection of courses that employ comparative methods, this approach should not come at the expense of being able to explore the U.S. on its own terms. The scope of the U.S. history category should be broadened such that courses focusing predominately on the U.S. (such as Gov 1510, "American Constitutional Law") fit in as well. We trust that...
...Each branch is self-contained, its own Grameen Bank, made up of a community of borrowers and local staff who all know each other. We have a total staff of 20,000, lend $800 million a year to 6.6 million members nationwide. The Bank is very close to its community; there is a relationship of trust and the system as a whole encourages repayment. There is no attempt on anyone's part to outsmart anyone. After all, everyone wants to keep the door open to opportunity and we present that opportunity...
With its indie sensibility, pierced baristas, and eclectic soundtrack—Bon Jovi shared the speaker system with obscure electronica—Diesel easily establishes its hipster bona fides. The pastel-painted walls and kitschy Americana (a diner clock, toy trains, a vintage gas station sign) lend warmth to an otherwise industrial setting of exposed beams and gallery lights...
...these things that West Pointers do--parading in unyielding formation, shining already gleaming boots, enlisting to sacrifice their lives on some unknown and unloved territory far from home--are done not out of foolishness but out of faith. They have faith that American values and resourcefulness do not lend themselves to meaningless death...