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President Bush twice saluted Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas's "strong leadership" earlier this week, but by Friday there were reasons to doubt the extent of his following among Palestinians. First, Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat ripped into Wednesday's meeting at Aqaba, saying Abbas had gotten precious little by way of concrete undertakings from Ariel Sharon. Then on Friday the militant Islamist group Hamas announced that it would hold no further talks with Abbas on a proposed cease-fire, accusing him of having sold out the Palestinian cause by agreeing at Aqaba to end the intifadah without securing Palestinian...
Botterill leaves no doubt that among her career achievements, her 1999 national championship with Harvard and the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal with Team Canada are far more precious to her than any individual achievement...
Harvard teaches us about discovery, throwing us together with thousands of people whom we would have never otherwise met. It has been our choice whether to embrace these precious and varied opportunities laid at our fingertips. I am confident that the choices I have made have enriched my life and expanded the boundaries of my awareness of others beyond the familiar. My hope is that future Harvard students, of all backgrounds, will be able to say the same on their graduation day as well...
Compared with a few years ago, Law professors are more open to moving across the river into Allston and leaving their precious 02138 zip code in the dust...
Moulton said in the e-mail that he has a precious bag of dried fruit that he is unwilling to give up, even though it is infested with ants...