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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Still, that doesn’t mean we should return to the days of divine right. There’s a way to conserve the idea of genius without succumbing to elitism. Rather than maintain the illusion that with due diligence anyone can be a superstar, we should argue that any of us could be the one harboring that hidden genius potential. Who knows who might be considered a genius retrospectively? Probably not the grind with the flashcards...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: A Word's Worth | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...housing is really that expensive to maintain during J-Term--even for those who need it the most--FlyBy wonders whether Harvard will offer these thesis writers the discounted option of the Quad...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Less Room for Thesis Writers? | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...trickling in from Kachin state, where dam projects funded by foreign investors are suspending operations because of potential violence. Little wonder that Beijing, which usually shields Burma from any formal criticism by the U.N., publicly condemned the Kokang assault, warning that the junta should "properly handle domestic problems and maintain stability in the ... border region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Burma's War | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...deaths would be further blows to the terrorist group. Last month, Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban and a key al-Qaeda ally, was killed in a remote part of South Waziristan. Mehsud's death has sown discord among his followers, with the new leader struggling to maintain control of the increasingly fractious alliance. The tribal areas "can no longer be described as a safe haven," says a senior Western diplomat with approval...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Washington Will Measure Pakistan's Success | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...website 538—has found that in 34 of 52 Blue Dog Democrat districts, a plurality of constituents now support the policy. The Blue Dogs don’t need a graceful way to cover themselves from their constituents’ backlash so much as they need to maintain the loyalty of their campaign contributors...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Tread on Me, Lightly | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

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