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Beijing's stance has left many observers puzzled over its inability to mount a more measured response: to practice better crowd control, to manage the media better, to try negotiation instead of knee-jerk repression. Some of the reasons are straightforward: the Communist Party is deeply secretive and highly bureaucratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Olympic Torch Burn China? | 4/6/2008 | See Source »

Beijing's hard line has left many observers puzzled over Beijing's inability to mount a more measured response: to practice better crowd control, to manage the media better, to try negotiation instead of knee-jerk repression. Some of the reasons are straightforward. The Communist Party is deeply secretive and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The High Cost of Control | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

Heavy rainfall on Saturday night caused a drainage pipe to burst in Pusey Library, resulting in water damage of many valuable holdings. The 19-person Library Collection Emergency Team promptly responded to the disaster—which harmed an array of objects, from sketches of costumes and set designs, to...

Author: By Gordon Y. Liao, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rain Drenches Pusey Stacks | 3/11/2008 | See Source »

The White House called the law's setbacks "democracy at work." And in some ways, that's right. There is a Civics 101 debate for Iraq's parliament to work through here. But in this case, Abdel-Medhi's veto has a whiff of desperate self-preservation, given how much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Perils of Iraqi Lawmaking | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

According to Faust, the high standards of the nation’s most prestigious colleges have been maintained through “a careful balancing of the needs of the current generations of students against the preservation of sufficient resources for generations to come.”

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Responds to Senators | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

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