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...process of consolidating power, Zardari burned bridges, including a valuable alliance with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League--N, that promised, for once, a functioning national government unhindered by destabilizing rivalries. Zardari's reversal of a promise to reinstate judges dismissed by Musharraf last fall led Sharif's party to drop out of the coalition government, taking with it the highly regarded Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar. The economy, already burdened by skyrocketing food and oil prices, collapsed, and there was a run on the stock market, which had been one of the best-performing in Asia...
...freshmen who participated appeared satisfied. “I definitely started harder than I should have, but at the end I definitely wanted to keep going,” said Vicky E. Koski-Karell ’12, drawing agreement from a similarly sweaty Ethan N. Waxman ’12. Both claimed to have ascended to the breathless territory that was Zone 4. But despite the FDO’s extensive offerings, neither Koski-Karell nor Waxman could recall attending any other non-mandatory opening week events—a trend that was acknowledged by several other freshman elsewhere...
sunflower architecture n. Solar-powered buildings that can rotate toward...
Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Muslim League--N...
...Asked if he would vote for McCain, Colón, the Hillary-supporting construction worker, took a drag on his cigarette. "Republicans?" he asked. "I think me and my dogs will die first...