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...often cite the recent questionable election in Afghanistan as a reason why more troops should not be sent. They feel that the additional troops will alienate the Afghan people when Afghans are concerned by possible fraud in the election. The success of democracy in Afghanistan is without a doubt part of the American mission in the country; however, the goal of isolating and destroying insurgents should be separated from election objectives. It is logical to send in troops to fight insurgents even as the Afghan people resolve their election crisis...
Hysen explains (with surprising clarity) what happened on his end. After former UC Technical Director Randall S. Sarafa '09 graduated, Hysen was asked by Flores to take his place. Hysen's duties included overssing the basic upkeep of the UC website and other technology-related tasks. As part of this position, Hysen acquired the voting software information and all associated passwords...
...many hoped some of that money would help fund plans like an expansion of Miami's undersized Metrorail system - especially a 10-mile northern extension that would reach into predominantly African-American and other minority communities largely cut off from downtown and other employment centers. But the project, in part because it's not considered as shovel-ready as jobs like existing highway maintenance, isn't getting any of the $15 billion in stimulus aid for Florida, and has been shelved for the time being...
...choreographer and a psychologist. Maia Baratashvili, head of Georgia's delegation, sees Junior Eurovision not as a mere variety show, but as a glimpse into the region's collective psyche. "The West is leading today, so the countries of the former Soviet Union want to see themselves as a part of Europe," she says. "We can compete. We have a talent, and we also have an aspiration." (Read: "How the West Won: Norway Takes the Crown at Eurovision...
...former Soviet bloc countries, the children take Junior Eurovision seriously. Very seriously. Eastern European nations have won four out of the past five competitions, which isn't particularly hard when the vast majority of the performers come from that part of the world. Steve De Coninck-De Boeck, the founder of Belgium's Junior Eurovision program, believes the show is a barometer of the east's promise. "A lot of people don't see the evolution in Eastern Europe," he says. "When you're within Junior Eurovision, you see it every year. Their self-confidence is growing. They're becoming...