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...inventor of dynamite, was sure his creation would help bring about the end of war. "When two armies of equal strength can annihilate each other in an instant," he once wrote, "then all civilized nations will retreat and disband their troops." Things didn't quite go according to plan. What has worked out, however, is the annual set of awards, established in 1901, that bear his name. They remain the most prestigious intellectual awards in the world. On Dec. 11, 2009, President Obama will travel to Oslo to accept the 90th Nobel Peace Prize, an honor that places...
...Instead of coming together to craft a plan to stave off bankruptcy, the parties in both chambers and on each end of Pennsylvania Avenue spent the day moving further apart. Even as Senate Dems and the White House met to fashion a workable compromise, Senate Republicans made clear that they weren't on board with President Bush - and that they were none too happy he was putting them in this uncomfortable position. To complicate matters, House Dems moved more to the left in their environmental demands for the plan, a luxury Speaker Nancy Pelosi could afford since her large majority...
Likening the Administration’s plan for a separate three-week January Term to former United States President Richard Nixon’s plan to end the war on Vietnam, Gomes said he is alarmed by the path to self-destruction the University has undertaken...
...didn’t sign on board the Titanic,” he said. “I’d like to know what it is: ‘The J-Plan...
...will be the job of the next UC President and Vice President to ensure that, even in the face of budget cuts, commitment to student life remains untouched.” Similarly, Flores and McLeod note that “not only are student groups struggling to plan and execute social events, but their educational events, such as lectures, panels, and forums, are incurring higher costs.” The parallels between the two sites do not stop there. Both campaigns discuss their unique and revolutionary plans to use the Cambridge Center for Adult Education on Brattle Street...