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...campaign retools, raises money and figures out how to live up to the hype surrounding his candidacy, his potential opponents are busy adjusting to the new dynamics of the race. With a newly frugal and lean campaign operation, McCain hopes to stay alive in the race long enough to merit a second look from donors and voters. He still polls well enough in South Carolina and New Hampshire that his chances can't be written off entirely. But Thompson has hurt his old Senate ally more than any other candidate, drawing money and supporters away from McCain when he needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Fred Thompson the G.O.P.'s Savior? | 7/25/2007 | See Source »

...Harry Potter’ great literature? What are the themes involved with this?’ I just have to shake my head,” Barron said. “It’s a great, entertaining book. What Harold Bloom says about it, what literary merit it has or doesn’t have doesn’t really matter...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Last Trip On The Hogwarts Express | 7/20/2007 | See Source »

...just numbers, is an issue. The élite who make it into university find that their centrally controlled curriculum is steeped in "Ho Chi Minh Thought," with the level of courses - from law to engineering to computer science - mediocre. Professors' pay and promotion are based on seniority, not merit, and they rarely publish in international journals. "Vietnam drastically needs education reform," says Adam Sitkoff, director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: School's Out | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

...curriculum is steeped in "Ho Chi Minh Thought," and lags far behind other schools in Asia. The reforms that have seen a mushrooming of private enterprise in the communist-controlled society have yet to reach its more than 300 universities. Professors' pay and promotion is based on seniority, not merit, and they rarely publish in international journals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Stresses of Vietnam's Exam Season | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...Johns High School, Alegría served as student council president and was named a National Merit Scholar. In 2002, he competed in the International Math Olympiad in Glasgowe, finishing with a ranking of 431st in the world...

Author: By Giselle Barcia, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Recent Grad Dies in Car Crash | 7/6/2007 | See Source »

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