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...walls are computer science charts affixed with masking tape and hangings of Japanese calligraphy. But the most prominent feature in the space is his pristine, widescreen Mac desktop computer. “It was an exciting moment,” he says, referring to its predecessor...
...Obama's Cairo speech is supposed to set a new course for U.S. policy in the turbulent Middle East; the key to its success is to promote the image that his Administration is taking a more evenhanded approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict than did his predecessor. But this has not gone down well with Netanyahu's hawkish Cabinet, which is grumbling in the Israeli press that Obama has gone too far the other way, supposedly granting concessions to Palestinians that are "unfair" to Israelis. The Israeli press made much of the fact that Obama's meeting with Palestinian Authority...
...more than his predecessor George W. Bush did, Obama has been leaning hard on Israel to halt its expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories and to declare its readiness to accept a "two-state solution," meaning an Israeli and a Palestinian state living side by side. But the mood in Jerusalem is defensive. At a Sunday Cabinet meeting, Israeli ministers openly defied the U.S. demands. Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz told Army Radio, "I want to make it clear that the current Israeli government will not accept in any way the freezing of legal settlement activity in Judea...
...though Baise used players recruited by his predecessor, he had no problem convincing these athletes to buy into his system...
...able to put together a solid season containing some outstanding highs on the way to a 12-6 record.In his first year on the job, Harvard coach Jamie Clark was immediately thrown into the fire, as the Crimson opened the season with a tense matchup against his predecessor John Kerr’s Duke Blue Devils.Harvard went down, 3-1, to Duke, but was able to bounce back just two days later against NC State. Three second-half goals helped the Crimson to an impressive 3-1 victory.An overtime loss to Rhode Island was sandwiched in between wins against Vermont...