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...Portion of the world population carrying the TB bacillus; it kills 1.7 million annually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Feb. 6, 2006 | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...Nations Security Council. Even if the U.S. and its European allies can persuade Russia to abstain when the question of applying sanctions against Iran eventually comes to a head, Washington still needs China aboard. Second, Beijing imports a huge and growing amount of oil and gas, and an increasing portion of that is bound to come from the Persian Gulf. Third, Beijing wouldn't be directly threatened if Iran got the bomb. Now put yourself in Hu's shoes. Your two biggest trading partners, the U.S. and the E.U., are soon going to come pleading with you not to vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Power in the Persian Gulf | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...cuts to student-loan programs have stirred controversy largely because, according to some, they account for a too large a portion of the greater $40,000 budget cut, which would also affect Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Congress May Reduce Loans | 1/20/2006 | See Source »

...late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Unlike in years past, leaders of seven different religious and ethnic campus groups were invited to speak about the meaning of Martin Luther King Day in the context of their own cultural concerns. “The idea is to involve a portion of the Harvard community that in the past has not been involved,” said Om L. Lala ’06, the chair of the Harvard College Interfaith Council, which co-sponsored the event. “His message has a universal application. It in fact applies to everyone...

Author: By Shifra B. Mincer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ceremony Marks MLK Day | 1/18/2006 | See Source »

...agency cannot operate without the compliance of the host country. Other options may include travel bans on Iranian officials or restrictions on fuel supplies in the country from India-despite being a major oil producer, Iran's refining capacity is limited and it still imports a substantial portion of the fuel it consumes domestically. Crucial to the outcome of the London discussions, and any Security Council deliberation, will be the input of Russia, which has sought to mediate the standoff by offering to establish a facility on its own soil to enrich uranium, under international scrutiny, to fuel Iran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Allies Weigh Response to Iran | 1/13/2006 | See Source »

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