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...inner workings of Burma's repressive military government are a puzzle on par with that other hermit government, North Korea. It's a measure of the unfathomability that after last week's surprise leadership reshuffle, in which strongman General Than Shwe was replaced as Prime Minister by head of military intelligence General Khin Nyunt, Burma-watchers were convinced that a major change had taken place. What they couldn't tell was whether it was for better or worse...
Datelines are a longstanding symbol of journalism, on par with headlines and bylines. Former New York Times correspondent Rick Bragg said in an interview that his job as a reporter was to “go get the dateline.” The New York Times’ higher-ups did not agree entirely with Bragg, but the reporter’s comment nonetheless underscores the important position that the dateline holds in many journalists’ lives...
...infectious. Perhaps it was just as well I was flying back to London that night, otherwise I could have stayed there all week. Why on earth did men hang out in Wan Chai when there was such a spectacle? What pole dancer on earth could provide entertainment on par with this...
Though Prichard, as a recent graduate, no longer works with the HIO, Ladd says predicaments like his are par for the summer course of many students—and for her office...
Describing successful outcomes in this area as on par with the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, Summers said it is essential that Harvard students “understand and think about parts of the world remote from themselves…meet people from other countries here and abroad, study texts from other civilizations and grapple with cultures and social structures different from their...