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...Washington, while not pulling the plug on Musharraf - President Bush reiterated Tuesday that he has found Musharraf "to be a man of his word" - nonetheless insists that elections be held under the rule of law and not under emergency rule...
...Loyalty isn't just any virtue for Giuliani; in his memoirs he called it "the vital virtue." That's an interesting plug from a man who has been married three times and informed one of his ex-wives that their marriage was over at a press conference. Loyalty, an attractive virtue in friendship, is an alarming one in politics, when faithful cronies are promoted in public service simply because they show fealty to the boss. 'Twas ever thus, of course. But with the ghosts of Alberto Gonzales and Harriet Miers still rattling around loudly in Washington, Americans have learned what...
...brain gain” trend is gaining popularity. For some students, this means completing the cycle in the most direct fashion—leaving Cambridge to apply their education in their respective cities, states, or countries. But many other students, both American and not, are exploring other ways to plug the drain.GOING HOME WITH A MISSION Mariam O. Fofana ’06, a Quincy House tutor and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a member of the brain gain movement in its most classic sense. Originally from the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire...
...change voluntarily," he said, although none of the board ruled out the possibility that the country could eventually yield to U.S. pressure. But "it's wrong to focus so much energy on the exchange rate," Fang argued, noting that even a 5% movement wouldn't do much to help plug the U.S. trade deficit. It would be far smarter to address concerns like China's uncompetitive service sector--allowing foreign banks to set up shop, for example. "China can open up a lot more to the outside world. That's a much more constructive way to solve the problem...
...could very well win them over. For one thing, it truly is plug-and-play. Plug the modem into an electrical outlet, and you're online. The connection speeds are likely to be slower than the typical cable-modem setup (which clocks in at 1 mbps or faster), but they are comparable to most DSL services, which tend to run at about 500 kbps (10 times as fast as dial-up). And BPL is a symmetrical service, meaning it's just as fast sending out digital photos and other fat files as it is bringing them in; cable...