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...even though Summers’ most vehement critics began suggesting in interviews last night that Summers might have to resign, the prospect of his stepping down still seemed just a distant possibility...
...underscore Syria's claim to be protecting Lebanon's security. There remains considerable concern in Lebanon that current moves to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could leave almost a half million Palestinian refugees to be settled permanently in Lebanon, a country of less than 4 million people - a prospect that could significantly destabilize the already fragile ethnic and sectarian balance. (Despite their fierce differences, the political factions representing Lebanon's Maronite Christians, Shiites and Sunnis have tended to concur in their enmity towards the Palestinian refugees, who remain confined to squalid camps on the margins of Lebanon's major cities...
...against potential weapons sites would be fraught with complications--who knows how the situation might escalate, especially considering North Korea's substantial conventional arsenal--even anti-Kim hard-liners acknowledge that diplomacy remains the most palatable option. Kim repeated his demand last week for bilateral negotiations with Washington, a prospect the Administration rejects out of hand. The U.S. still hopes to confront the North Koreans in a multilateral setting, and the linchpin of that strategy is China. Bush has long believed that Beijing has the most to gain and lose on the Korean peninsula and would quietly pressure Pyongyang...
...stereotypically nerdish campus situated in a historically alcohol-fearing state, the prospect of large numbers of students congregating together and enjoying $1 drafts is a welcome one. We hope that Friday’s first ever Harvard Pub Night in Loker Commons will be successful, and well attended, enough to convince administrators to make it a regular occurrence...
...prospect of only allowing freshmen in the Union Dorms—Greenough, Hurlbut, and Pennypacker—to eat at Quincy has also been raised...