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...speeches to the party faithful, Hu has said Western democracy is a "blind alley" for China, and he has excoriated the path to reform, with all its attendant chaos, taken in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev. Hu's key policy initiative so far has been to strengthen, not weaken, the role of the Communist Party in Chinese life. "They believe the party is the only way that China can maintain political stability," says a China watcher in the U.S. government. "Political institutions outside the party are not to be trusted." In essence, the thinking goes, party discipline guarantees stability...
...with the Dalai Lama, which she says profoundly changed his life. "Whenever Steve gets all uptight and starts to blow, I tease him and say that's not what the Dalai Lama would do, and it helps him greatly because he knows intellectually that he's on the right path," she says. "Guys who are entrepreneurial tend to give short shrift to the family. He's become a much better family man as he gets older. He's become a very good grandfather...
...story of Elizabeth Odunsi and Iyabo Nwanze begins like the grim familiar tale of illegal immigrants anywhere. Fleeing religious violence, the two mothers followed a path taken by thousands of other Nigerians, and in 2001 sought refuge in Ireland with their six children. They lived on government rations in a trailer park built to house refugees on the outskirts of Athlone, a sleepy midlands town, while awaiting a verdict on their asylum applications. Community worker Salome Mbugua Henry describes the scene as "kind of like an open prison system." The two women took vocational classes and made Irish friends...
Chadbourne, who also heads the UC’s Safety Committee, says he has spoken with Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd to address the safety concerns associated with closing the path next to Leverett House during construction and having a narrower, 30-foot passageway once the building is completed...
Several seemingly insurmountable obstacles lie in the city’s path. Local real estate prices are skyrocketing, while federal housing aid to Cambridge decreased last year. The federal government’s limited definition of “chronically homeless” prevents some Cantabrigians from accessing the help they need. And poor individuals continually flock here from across the Greater Boston area, attracted by the perception that students, tourists, and affluent Harvard Square residents drop generous donations in panhandlers’ cups...