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...secretary of state last December, Clinton responded: “Mr. President-elect, I am proud to join you on what will be a difficult and exciting adventure in this new century.” On such an adventure they did embark, which this narrator shall now relate with perfect verisimilitude...
...guarantee of getting what they see as their just deserts. "Russians have created this myth about the European Court of Human Rights," says Lev Ponomaryov, a leading human-rights activist, "that it is this ideal system that will resolve everyone's case, and compared to our system, it is perfect, which I think is partially true - but many do misuse it and file cases without exhausting legal means at home." According to Ponomaryov, there are some basic reasons Russians do not like their own courts: "We have this inherited Soviet mentality, where judges can't conceive that in a case...
...health at Harvard] is overlooked. The better word for it is that students sometimes just don’t feel comfortable with it,” Karp said. “Because it’s Harvard there’s a lot of pressure on everyone to be perfect.” Barreira also discussed future initiatives geared towards freshmen, referencing plans to interface with Peer Advising Fellows. “The data shows that freshman year is one of the hardest transitions during a student’s four years at Harvard,” he said...
...Over 1000 times, various members of the Harvard men’s volleyball team have converted these perfect gifts into crushing kills, skillfully pummeling the ball to the ground...
...Machu Picchu, you can now fly to Peru from Miami for as little as $298 round-trip. For a more urbane getaway, fly from Los Angeles to Chile ($749 round-trip) to sample some Malbec vintages, or head to Argentina from New York City ($599 round-trip) to perfect your tango. Purchase tickets before Feb. 28 for travel before June...