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...Sunni Vice President, to Washington over the next few weeks as part of an effort to deepen connections to a greater variety of Iraqi political figures. And aides say Bush may call for what were already being dubbed "reciprocal obligations" with the Iraqi government: trading troop deployments for progress on sectarian violence, just as Baker and Hamilton are expected to propose. But there will be no ultimatums. A senior Administration official says, "Bush's plan is eventually going to call for reductions in troops. They're going to do whatever they can to get the security to a level...
...ambition is never merely to scare us. The Crichtonian view of humanity is that we're all a bunch of overeager meddlers, so high on greed and curiosity that we can't resist trifling with complex systems (you know--DNA, nanotechnology, alien spheres, Japan) in the name of progress, which then turn around and bite us, often literally. This view is not necessarily incorrect, and Crichton has expressed it in some first-rate, even prescient, works of genre fiction, notably Congo and Jurassic Park. (Crichton is in real life famously tall--he's usually reported...
...blacks will chair committees in the new Congress, Massachusetts has its first African-American Governor, and Obama is a possible '08 candidate. Is this a new era for African Americans in politics? There have been gradual increases in opportunity. Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell are examples as to the progress that has been made politically. But in terms of economic advancements, it has been far slower than the political advancements. It's hard...
...Progress in Punjab Re "No dates, No dancing" [Oct. 16], which reports that Islamic groups dominate campus life at Punjab University: The university administration, as mandated by the government, is continuing to take disciplinary action against hooliganism, fanaticism and politically motivated activities that bring disrepute to the university. Music has been taught since 1973, and courses in the discipline remain in instruction. There are also over a dozen extracurricular clubs and societies. We will continue to produce well-groomed students to meet the national and international needs of the 21st century. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan Registrar University of the Punjab...
...blips, including their only loss in freshman Anna Podolsky’s second bout, they posted a commanding 8-1 victory. Goldfeder and classmate Arielle Pensler won all three of their bouts convincingly. “Technically they have a lot of experience, so I expect that they will progress fairly quickly,” Brand said. The saber was the strongest weapon for the Crimson, which won all nine bouts, including a dramatic come-from-behind win from junior Alexa Weingarden, who was down 4-2 before posting three straight points. “With our women saber fencers...