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...Coonan’s bill essentially effects three large changes. It will relax cross-media and foreign ownership regulations, lessen the powers of the independent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in favor of a government-controlled body, and increase the potential for new digital services to be delivered to the market...
...could, if it so chose, be an effective proponent for Arab-Israeli peace. If the U.S. and Iran prove able to cooperate over Iraq, they might manage broader talks on other issues that divide them, including Iran's nuclear program. Outside the region, more must be done to lessen the odds that Afghanistan will go the way of Iraq. The Bush Administration could table a comprehensive package of requirements and assurances regarding North Korea and directly negotiate them with its leaders. New ideas could also be put forward about how best to resurrect international-trade talks, tackle global climate change...
...flexible meal plan” would allow students who have class during the lunch hours to stop, for example, by the Barker Center Café instead of skipping their (already paid for) meal in the dining hall or paying twice for their food. In addition, the plan would lessen the burden on over-crowded dining halls, potentially allowing Houses to scrap their inter-house restrictions. Students who now flock to Adams House to grab a quick meal between classes might chose, instead, to simply eat a salad in Barker Center. And the flexible meal plan could even reduce food waste...
...speak at Harvard. The measure of a speaker’s merit is not the content of the ideas he or she represents. Instead, it is the importance of those ideas in the world today. Pak may represent opinions different from the majority of Americans, but that does not lessen his merit as a speaker. To cite a recent example, no one would argue that Harvard, as an institution, supports the politics of former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, but Harvard was still right to invite Khatami to speak three months ago. His visit generated controversy, but it also deepened...
...into Adams, Dunster, and Lowell Houses, according to Bethell’s book. Harvard’s characteristic luxury and exclusivity eroded as the War wore on. Admissions requirements relaxed in order to attract students to replace the drafted, and considerations of religion and social background began to lessen in importance. The Houses’ dining halls, which had until 1943 featured menus and waiters, switched to cafeteria style due to a shortage of wait staff. Bunk beds were introduced for the first time in order to maximize living spaces’ efficiency. Many of the school?...