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...learned of the program from a parent whose child was not allowed to apply. After complaining directly to MIT without success two years ago, the group went to the government, which then initiated an investigation into MITES...
Even considering those formidable instincts, Davis, 68, is in the midst of a career resurrection few thought he would ever see. In 1999 Davis was the president of Arista Records, the label he founded and had run for 25 years, when Arista's German parent, Bertelsmann Music Group, pressed him to retire. After months of tabloid speculation about how Davis--whose ego is a frequent subject of industry jokes ("Why does Clive Davis like CDs more than tapes? He thinks they were named after him")--would respond, he surprised his critics, friends and corporate overlords by stepping aside without...
...brief had been sealed until the court granted a motion to release it last Thursday. The motion was filed by The Detroit Free Press, The New York Times and Dow Jones & Co., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal...
...Coincidence? Ask the music man himself, and he beams mischievously, saying only, "Great song!" Detractors say it's easy for Mapfumo to criticize since he and his family spend most of their time in the U.S. They moved in 2000 "for the children," he says, echoing virtually every Zimbabwean parent who has emigrated. He comes back every year to face the music and make more, and he says: "I would die fighting for my freedom and my country." Some of his critics ask if he's also willing to live - and suffer - with his countrymen. You can quibble about where...
...about 300 troops stationed in the Philippines to train the country's military in counterterrorism techniques?President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo refuses to have the MILF designated a terrorist group or to order an all-out assault. Previous negotiations with the Moro National Liberation Front, the MILF's one-time parent organization, have little benefited the region, which remains deeply impoverished. As a result, growing numbers of MILF members are drifting away from their central leadership and becoming further radicalized. "Younger members are growing impatient over the slow progress," says presidential adviser Norberto Gonzales. "There are these Afghan-trained guerrillas...