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Since violence erupted in the Tibetan traditional capital of Lhasa last Monday, Harvard Square has played host to daily pro-independence demonstrations and candle-light vigils. The protests—which have at times drawn as many as 150 people—aim to “tell the world that Tibet is an independent country,” according to participant Tenzin Yangchen. “People are getting shot for holding a Tibetan flag,” she said. “It’s a shame on the Chinese government.” Tensions in Tibet...
...Monday's decision by Florida Democrats to abandon their efforts to hold a new primary, in order to get their delegation seated at the national party's August convention, is another blow to Hillary Clinton's attempt to close the small but near-impregnable delegate gap on her rival, Barack Obama. And she's having little more luck in Michigan...
...School (HMS) recently announced a cigarette smoking ban on campus grounds—a move highly consistent with the mission of the school and a strong step forward in promoting better health among the doctors of tomorrow. The ban, which was announced by HMS Dean Jeffery S. Flier last Monday, is not only going to encourage students, faculty, and staff to kick their habits, but will also minimize the impact of second-hand smoking on non-smokers. And while most patients don’t normally take smoking breaks with their physicians, the hypocrisy of a smoker imparting health advice...
...months ago, some pundits accused the right of being intentionally autistic in ignoring Sunday's outcome. "Monsieur le Président, someone has to inform you: you lost these municipal elections, and badly," wrote Laurent Joffrin, editor-in-chief of the leftist daily Libération in his Monday editorial. "With a Soviet-grade excess of hypocrisy, your accomplices, spokespeople, and your Prime Minister have maintained the contrary, [but] this first vote held just 10 months after your election has resulted in a resounding repudiation...
...applied. Indeed, new polls show 58% wanting Sarkozy to adopt the more sober, distant profile traditional of French Presidents. At the same time, however, 67% said they want him to continue applying the reform platform he was elected on prompting the right-wing daily Le Figaro to headline its Monday editorial "The Reforms, Faster and Stronger...