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...marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - a war that has slouched from campaign to crusade to near quagmire as the U.S. has rethought and redefined its strategy in the war on terrorism. According to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, 53% of Americans now say things are going badly for the U.S. in Afghanistan. And few are saying that as vehemently as those who have picked the anniversary as their day to demonstrate. Student organizations on 25 college campuses, along with members of antiwar groups like the coalition Act Now to Stop War and End Racism...
...until George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003 did the peace movement come near the level of anger that defined the Vietnam War. Sheehan held vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch, demanding an audience with the man who ordered the war in Iraq that killed her 24-year-old son. Michael Moore's 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 created a firestorm of antiwar and anti-Bush sentiment, while thousands of civilian protesters have staged "die-ins" in Washington and across the country to give a vivid picture of the costs of the Iraq war. As that conflict...
Dollar Tree tends to look for locations in suburban shopping areas, near a Walmart, Target, Sam's Club or a large grocery chain, in an effort to lure bargain-seeking customers from these stores. "If we are where the shoppers are anyway, it's a win-win for the customer, and for us," says Reid. Boosting the number of stores may help it steal market share from its chief competitors, Dollar General and Family Dollar, which have also done well in the recession and have significantly more stores than Dollar Tree (around 8,500 and 6,500, respectively). Dollar Tree...
...Charlesview Apartments that is slated for City authorization in the coming months or even weeks. In a bid to consolidate its land holdings in Allston, Harvard has signed an agreement with the Charlesview board that would give the University control of the current apartment buildings, which are situated near the Business School, in exchange for development of a new housing complex a half-mile away...
...Another reason for the different estimates is that Iran has multiple nuclear programs. We are likely to find out that the nuclear facility revealed recently near Qum is under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Long suspected of building its own bomb, the IRGC has a well-funded, experienced, clandestine procurement network capable of buying and operating centrifuges to enrich uranium as well as building triggering devices. The IRGC already possesses missiles that could deliver a nuke...