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...fact that the Russian government enjoys a virtual monopoly over mass media. The government has severely restricted live coverage of the events in Chechnya on national television, effectively keeping millions of Russians uninformed of catastrophic civilian casualties. More troublesome is that the Russian government has restricted foreign and independent news agencies' access to Chechnya as well. Most of the Russian government's claims about the Chechen conflict cannot be independently corroborated, meaning that the Russian people--and the world--are basing their opinions almost entirely on the Russian government's questionable and highly politicized accounts of the truth...
...good news is that the sweeping reforms approved in 1997 have for the most part been phased in. While there isn't a lot that's new this year, lawmakers have plenty of big new ideas. They always do. Some want to lower the capital-gains tax rate, now 20% at the federal level for most people who hold an asset longer than one year. That's down from 28% a few years ago, and it could be pushed to 15%. Another hot topic is the so-called death tax. Republicans want to eliminate the tax on estates, which...
...Bush the Younger. After he earned high marks from gay groups for including openly gay people on his campaign staff, a group of Christian conservatives says Bush promised them in a September meeting that he would not appoint gays to any federal posts, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Bush campaign isn't talking about what happened during the meeting; the Log Cabin Republicans have asked for a clarification. Bush has so far managed to pull off the enviable political sleight-of-hand of remaining vague enough on several key issues that Republicans with widely differing views could still...
Rudenstine told the Harvard News Office that he and the other members of the Corporation understand Hope's decision to resign...
This week, Harvard got good news. Sophomore guard Drew Gellert returned from a separated shoulder and will most likely start Saturday...