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...stronger all-around team this year. But the mark of a great team is found in how it responds to adversity. The next five games will be the true test of how the Crimson has changed, but I have a sneaky feeling I might find myself frequenting the press box come...
Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows Vista, has proven to be a tough sell. Faced with lackluster sales and a decidedly chilly reception from the press, garnering first place in PCWorld magazine’s “15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007,” the Redmond-based software giant has responded by deciding to stop offering Vista’s popular predecessor, Windows Experience (XP), for sale in retail and other channels. This move is not only a poorly concealed ploy to boost flagging Vista sales, but is also a policy that will hurt Microsoft...
...India have spent the past year planning a peaceful protest campaign timed to coincide with the buildup to the Olympics. It took dozens of meetings to agree on a strategy, in part because the groups are split over whether to demand autonomy for Tibet within China, or to press for it to become an independent state. Despite the arrest of 100 or so activists by Indian authorities three days ago, a march to the Chinese border is still underway. "This is no time for differences," Tsering says. Activists including Tsering emphasize that while protests outside Tibet were planned, the uprising...
...example, examined some 50,000 National Security Letters issued in 2006 to see whether the FBI misused that specialized kind of warrantless subpoena. The IG found some continuing abuse of the power, but blamed it for the most part on sloppiness and bad management, not nefarious intent. In a press release accompanying the report, Fine said, "The FBI and Department of Justice have shown a commitment to addressing these problems...
...Since the signatures were published last Monday, Hekmat has had little sleep. There has been an onslaught of attacks against her in the conservative press, claiming that she has forged many of the signatures. "I don't understand," she says incredulously. "All I have done is encourage people to vote for the reformists, who are legitimate candidates that have been approved by the Guardian Council [the clerical body that vets candidates for election]. It's not like I have boycotted the elections...