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...celebrated exploits are recast as frauds. The Long March? The authors contend that legendary battles along the way didn't actually occur and suggest Mao and his communist army survived the 6,000-mile ordeal only because his political rival, Chiang Kai-shek, decided to let them move unopposed. The 1949 declaration of the People's Republic? A bust, the authors argue, as a nervous Mao frequently resorted to awkward throat clearing and offered no ideas for benefiting China's people. His love for the peasants? Phony. "There is no sign that Mao derived from his peasant roots any social...
...billion. As for the pension-fund deficit, if GM or any other company can't come up with the money, the PBGC will cover retirement checks up to a fixed amount--$45,600 this year--or until the agency runs out of money. That's projected to occur around 2013. At that point, Congress will be forced to decide whether to bail out the agency at a cost of $100 billion or more. When judgment day comes, other economic forces will influence the decision. Medicare, which is in far worse shape than Social Security, already...
...said Stewart. And this protest won’t be the last one. “CISPES will be sure to address issues important to the people of El Salvador,” Stewart said. “The group will respond to events in El Salvador as they occur, and there will definitely be more demonstrations...
...hang on a minute. Brian, you’re a smart Harvard man. Did it not occur to you that there might be a few tourists roaming a place like Harvard Yard? Can you really be all that surprised that “Bob, Sue, and the kids” want their picture taken at a place so iconic? In fact, isn’t that why you chose to attend Harvard in the first place? Chances are that you, too, will capitalize on the Harvard name for some time after graduation. If you wanted to study in a place...
...situation where a non-disabled classmate has the option to help or leave behind his disabled friend. If anything, the existence of Harvard’s policy forces people to think about what they might do in a disastrous situation and prepare for emergencies should they ever occur. The debate that was sparked by last week’s missive has made students think for themselves about this, and that is undeniably a positive outcome...