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...much new there. The Bush Administration had pushed in the same direction, albeit with a lot less vigor. But Clinton's timing was crucial. Netanyahu, who is likely to be Israel's next Premier, opposes the idea of giving the Palestinians their own state, so Clinton's remarks are a warning that Washington expects right winger Netanyahu to abide by peace accords signed by previous Israeli governments. (Netanyahu says he believes in an "economic peace" with the Palestinians, but Clinton made it clear in talks with Israeli officials that a political solution must come first...
...rematches, Harvard (4-5) took on No. 20 Maryland (12-6) in the Elite Six Invitational at Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Penn., ultimately falling to the Terrapins and Tigers, but topping the Bison.For the players, the tournament was also a chance to prove themselves against the premier teams of the east coast. The Elite Six tournament usually includes the top-six teams from the previous year’s Eastern Championships. However, the Crimson failed to make an appearance in the 2008 Eastern Championships, and only received its invitation to the Elite Six after Brown, Indiana University and Mercyhurst College...
...perpetrators publicly renounced, and multicultural organizations tasked to host community “conversations” and “raise awareness” to repair the damage. One need not unduly exert his memory to find copious examples. The Salient—Harvard’s impeccably edited premier journal of opinion—several years ago printed a parody of a Barbie-type doll marketed in the Middle East to criticize some of the more repressive policies of the region’s regimes. Unsurprisingly, many campus Muslims interpreted this spoof as a slight to their religion...
...China. As the nation's one-time top Chinese American politician, Locke has kept in close contact with his parent's homeland. He arranged for Chinese President Hu Jintao to start off his first state visit in 2006 to America in Seattle, and has met privately with Chinese Premier Wen Jibao - a rare event for any U.S. politician. He also ran a leg of the Olympic torch relay before 2008's Beijing Olympics...
...graduate of The Groton School, an elite New England boarding school, Roosevelt was one of a select few who traveled to Cambridge in his senior year of high school to scout premier dorm rooms. His suite of rooms would come to a sum of $400 a year—the annual salary of a working man at the time...