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Summers pledged to mend ties with the Faculty, and despite calls for his resignation, he said last spring that he had never considered stepping down...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bold Goals, Strife Mark Tenure | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

...stand by as Muslims were herded out of Srebrenica to a massacre. Other European allies are nervous about what they may have let themselves in for during the bullish period of a year ago. Then it seemed like offering to help in Afghanistan would be a good way to mend fences with the U.S. over Iraq. Nato has been running the International Security Assistance Force (isaf) since 2003. The plan now is to boost isaf to 15,000 troops and allow some U.S. forces to withdraw. The expanded Nato force will add a further six provinces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...which gangs ruled by threat, violence and blackmail. The police, much less firefighters, doctors and nurses, did not dare enter. The French integration model is a fraud. The various steps that the state has taken and that are going to cost the taxpayers billions of dollars will temporarily mend the situation. But in the long term, the gap between the two communities will not close until the French of immigrant descent are properly educated and trained and the nation can give them real jobs and decent housing. Knowing my countrymen, I figure that will take a while, if it ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Most Amazing Inventions | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...Washington, needed to secure new sponsorships, resell tickets and replace everything from the team's marketing director--too stressed to keep working, to the mascot's costume, soiled by flooding. The Hornets offer a glimpse into the cruel challenge many Gulf Coast businesses now face post-Katrina: trying to mend a brand while managing social trauma. Hornets president Paul Mott says, "This has been like one long, long, long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Bees Buzz On | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...statement. The new Soviet approach to Japan appears to be largely due to Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who is believed to be anxious to improve his country's image in Asia generally. Relations with China have improved, Soviet influence has increased over North Korea, and Moscow has tried to mend its fences with the six-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations. As one U.S. diplomat recalls being told last fall by a Soviet counterpart, "Look out in Asia now. We have a man who is interested in Asia. America is in for some challenges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Wind of Change | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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