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...you’ve made your way out to Currier House recently, you might have seen ladders and cables scattered throughout the House. Unfortunately, this construction project does not portend an exciting new treehouse party space for Quadlings. Instead, the hard-hat wearing (and sometimes noisy) workers are installing something a bit more mundane—a fire-fighting sprinkler system...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Asbestos in Currier House | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

...succintly captured the public mood, depicting the barrel of a handgun as two fingers - crossed. And as security analyst Pete Troilo at risk consultancy Pacific Strategies & Assessments points out, "Innately resilient Filipinos and hardened expatriates ... recognize that despite the violence that will definitely accompany the elections, this does not portend a breakdown in law and order" at a wider level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philippines Gun Ban Kicks Off Amid Campaign Violence | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

...Obama 2.0 Following Obama attorney Greg Craig's exit, we need an analysis of who "won" in this reversal of campaign promises [Nov. 30]. Why did Craig and his team, who were carrying out Obama's original promises, lose? What does this portend for the shape of the Obama Administration long-term? William Gloege Santa Maria, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Following Obama attorney Greg Craig's exit, we need an analysis of who "won" in this reversal of campaign promises [Nov. 30]. Why did Craig and his team, who were carrying out Obama's original promises, lose? What does this portend for the shape of the Obama Administration long-term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...Whatever the outcome of Zardari's latest round of legal troubles and the political crisis they portend, their effect is likely to be a further weakening of his grip on power and more distraction from Pakistan's war against extremism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Charges Loom for Pakistan's Pro-U.S. President | 11/27/2009 | See Source »

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