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...Hamad's propaganda piece clearly illustrated an issue that is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamad conveniently didn't note that the security checkpoints did not go up until years of Palestinian suicide bombings left the Israelis no choice. He failed to mention that during the recent peace conference, Palestinians gathered in the tens of thousands to denounce peace and chant "Death to Israel." Muslims and Christians were free to travel throughout Israel and practice their religion in peace until radicals began attacking Israeli civilians. Hamad's need to blame someone for the horrid situation is understandable...
...Enemy Act, which imposes sanctions on North Korean trade. And billions of dollars, not just from South Korea but also from the U.S., Japan and China, will be needed to bring North Korea into the global economy - assuming, that is, that Kim Jong Il wants to join. Skeptics note that Kim has played this game before, feigning cooperation in return for aid, only to revert to belligerence and isolation. But the Bush Administration and experts in Seoul seem to believe things will be different this time. One of the South's foremost North Korea watchers, Koh Yu Hwan of Seoul...
...puzzle. They have to reconcile the notion that they have to be involved in that field in order to make a change.”UBS spokesman Doug Morris also says that this fall’s negative publicity has had minimal effect on recruiting, though he notes that at one of the recruiting events at Harvard this past fall, a student in attendance did ask about UBS’ role in underwriting PetroChina.“We don’t believe that any of this negative publicity has had any significant impact on our recruiting...
...while her colleagues note that her academic training has been an asset in her new job, Faust speculates that the source might be more intrinsic...
...citing the volatility of endowment growth. Harvard’s payout from its endowment has met its 5 percent goal only once in the last decade, in 2003 when investment returns dipped to 12.5 percent, the lowest rate of the past five years. Proponents of a 5 percent mandate note that other tax-exempt institutions—such as private foundations—are already subject to the rule, as originally required by the Tax Reform Act of 1969. In a press release detailing the initiative, Yale President Richard C. Levin said the $307 million budget increase would go toward...