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...seeking weapons of mass destruction, notably chemical arms and ballistic-missile delivery systems. "The President has made absolutely clear that these weapons will not be tolerated," a senior Bush Administration official tells TIME. "That means, very simply, that removing sanctions from a country like Libya, which is trying to obtain them, is not going to happen, no matter how much money Gaddafi is prepared to offer...
...grew up in the 60s, and I have some nostalgia for those turbulent times. In the early 70s, almost none of my college classmates would have said that they were attending college to obtain a good job. Behind the naive idealism of the time, there was a license to reflect upon why, and to what purpose—I miss this. I wish I could give advice that would bring back the ideological discussions, at least as I have romanticized them...
...sure there are Bostonians reading this who will think I am a terrible human being for thinking this way—perhaps I am. Some might ask, “what type of demented person would obtain happiness by observing the misery of others...
...shuttle bus services running between Harvard Square and New York City were suspended last week by the City of Cambridge since the bus operators had failed to obtain the appropriate city licenses...
...much easier to obtain a gun, particularly in the secondary market, in the United States than in the other countries studied. Nations that require licences to own a gun and firearms registration generally have lower rates of gun violence...