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Speaking for public university presidents across the nation, UW's Reilly says, "It is simply not possible to maintain the integrity of our academic programs, the quality of our university experience, without raising tuition - particularly in the face of ongoing declines in state support...
...playing Monmouth, which went 16-1-1 in the regular season, will not make things any easier on the Crimson. The Muhawks won the Northeast Conference Tournament title and their fifth straight regular season championship this past year. They’ve been ranked in the national top-10 for seven consecutive weeks. And they feature one of the best defenses in the country, leading the nation in shutout percentage—they’ve held 70% of their opponents, including UConn yesterday, scoreless—and rank second in the country in goals against average (0.35 per game...
...five are to be hanged. (Seven others who were convicted in absentia in 1996 remain fugitives overseas, although one is thought to be dead.) Thousands cheered the verdict outside the court, while some lawmakers broke down in tears of triumph. "The judgment ... is a new milestone for the nation," hailed an editorial in the Daily Star, a leading Dhaka-based English-language daily. (See pictures of Bangladesh...
...Obama's National Security Adviser General James Jones last week visited Islamabad carrying a message from his boss to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari. The New York Times reported Monday that in the letter, Obama urged Zardari to rally his nation behind a joint campaign against militants who fight the Pakistani government and those who fight U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan. Obama was also reported to have demanded more decisive action against al-Qaeda leaders hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas. In return, he reportedly offered a range of fresh incentives, "including enhanced intelligence sharing and military cooperation...
...Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has called rampant corruption a threat to national security and made an anti-corruption drive one of the signature campaigns of his presidency. However, even he is realistic about what can be done. In a recent interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Medvedev questioned a pledge by Nurgaliyev earlier this year to eradicate corruption in the nation's police forces over the course of a month. "I would hope that the Interior Minister has a clear idea of how to combat corruption," Medvedev said. "This certainly cannot be achieved in one month. I also think...