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...Nixon was allowed to go from the airport to a guest bungalow, and to lunch with Premier Zhou Enlai. But then he was whisked to meet Mao, and the history books describe a meeting of civilizations that was as weird and awkward as it was historic. Mao and Zhou wanted to discuss the recent coup attempt by Lin Biao, Mao's chosen successor; Nixon didn't seem to understand them. He and Henry Kissinger flattered the Chairman. When Kissinger referred to Mao as a "professional philosopher," Mao laughed and asked, "He is a doctor of philosophy?" Nixon's reply...
...Meanwhile, the war in Chechnya drags on, promising more horrors to come. Last week, a new underground government was announced with Basayev, widely believed to have planned Beslan, named first deputy premier. Asked recently if there could be more Beslan-style attacks, Basayev answered: "Of course...
...game-breaking wide receivers and the heart of the nation’s second best defense last season. It also faces both of the other members of the Big Three, Penn and Brown, at home. The Quakers meanwhile must cope with the loss of the league’s premier receiver, Dan Castles, who shouldered most of the offensive burden during the squad’s undefeated 2003 campaign and its 8-2 run last year. While the Crimson must also replace a first team All-Ivy wideout in Brian Edwards, it has two of the league?...
SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian Prime Minister, blaming Italy's economic woes on the terms negotiated by former Premier and now opposition leader Romano Prodi for entry into the single currency
...Harvard Summer School’s going rate, at more than $1,000 per a week, makes it more expensive than competing programs at premier institutions like Yale, Brown, Stanford, Duke, Georgetown, and Northwestern...