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...conclude a final peace agreement to end a half century of war. While the Palestinians are chagrined that the pontiff's hosts in the Holy City will be the Israelis, Israel is unhappy that he'll meet with the Palestinian Authority-appointed Grand Mufti on the Temple Mount, a site on which the third-holiest site in Islam - the Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock - is built atop the ruins of Judaism's holiest temple. "The Palestinian Authority will do everything in its power to make the trip appear to confirm its claim on East Jerusalem...
...Whether they are leaning against the wall of Memorial Hall watching freshman stream through the doors or walking the beat past Let's Go on Mount Auburn, HUPD officers try to assimilate. Some of them, such as Officer Kevin Bryant, have campus recognition for more than their guns. A few weeks ago, Bryant hosted the Callbacks a cappella concert and led the audience in a heartfelt rendition of "Under the Boardwalk" and "Sitting by the Dock of the Bay." When he isn't serenading audiences at Sanders, Bryant can be found giving frosh presentations about the HUPD...
...During the 1996 Taiwan election, Beijing fired missiles over an outlying island and the U.S. responded by sending a naval battle group into the strait. But for all the bluster and buildup of missiles on the coastline of Fujian province, however, China right now lacks the military means to mount an effective invasion - a naval force capable of rapidly deploying tens of thousands of troops on the island, and an air force capable of dominating the skies...
Saints winger Caroline Trudeau's unassisted goal in the third period, for example, came in transition right after scorching shots from both Botterill and Shewchuk had come up empty on the other end of the ice. But St. Lawrence simply lacked the offensive weapons to mount a legitimate comeback attempt once it fell behind by five goals...
...mind of a man programmed to become a killer, cries, "Hell, hell!" People may say the same thing after last week's school shooting of a six-year-old girl by a six-year-old boy. On Tuesday the boy brought a pistol to an elementary school in Mount Morris Township, near Flint, Mich., and shot a classmate, Kayla Rolland, to death. He is too young to be charged with anything, but the county prosecutor has charged the man who left the loaded gun lying around with involuntary manslaughter, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and gross neglect--each...