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...though the assignment of space fell short of our expectations, all is not lost for the ambitious project. The subcommittee says it will reevaluate its assignments next year, so these misallocations of space may soon be rectified. We hope that the subcommittee evaluates the application in a more scrupulous manner on its next pass. One simple suggestion is to hold brief interviews with group leaders so that needs that may not be immediately apparent on paper can be addressed. Problems with space allocation aside, Hilles’ transformation is an unquestionably positive development. It is commendable that the College...
...that was souring on the war. He affected an if-you-knew-what-I-knew-you'd-be-optimistic-too tone. But last night Bush at least was introducing a new topic, explaining to the country something they didn't know that well. And he did it in a manner that was civilized and gracious, plainspoken but sophisticated. "America needs to conduct this debate on immigration in a reasoned and respectful tone," Bush said "We cannot build a unified country by inciting people to anger, or playing on anyone's fears or exploiting the issue of immigration for political gain...
...list of 112 was compiled in a less than scientific manner. Each of the eight police districts sent the names of their most notorious locals to N.O.P.D. headquarters. "It was a start," says Bernazzani. One person on the list was Ivory (B-Stupid) Harris, then 20. He had been arrested at least eight times in the past two years. He had been charged with murder twice, but nothing ever stuck. No one wanted to testify against Harris, police...
...agreed, saying that in addition to the department’s other benefits, the officers “make good money.”‘NO MATTER WHAT...10 PERCENT ARE BAD’The department aims to dispel the belief that officers have a poor bedside manner, and many of the newcomers say they seek to rise above this.Jesse J. Snell of Blackstone, Mass., calls his new job a “noble profession.”“No matter what you’re doing, 10 percent are bad,” he says...
...Officials on both sides, including Abbas and Haniyeh, have appealed for calm, and as of yet there doesn't seem to be the will on either side for an all-out confrontation. But as each side continues to blame the other for all manner of ills, smaller-scale skirmishes could well become a feature of daily life in Gaza. "The factional fighting is genuine," says Nicholas Pelham, the International Crisis Group's senior Middle East analyst. "It is still at a level where it can be contained but tensions are inflamed" - particularly in Khan Yunis - "to a point where...