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...while the governments of these nations may be willing to ignore previously cold relations with the U.S. or to cooperate for the sake of debt relief and favor in the eyes of the world’s only superpower, their citizens often are not. Protests and violence at the prospect of U.S. military action against Afghanistan often occur in these countries, and images of individuals celebrating the attacks against America should remain emblazoned in all of our minds...
...going on within the cabinet between more hawkish elements who want to stop the planned meeting between Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres, and those Labor Party ministers who want the meeting to go ahead. But it's not clear where Sharon himself stands - whether he's unhappy at the prospect of an Arafat-Peres meeting, or whether he's simply making Arafat suffer a little in order to get the meeting...
...number of College courses being offered this semester are facing both greater student interest and the prospect of potential curricular changes in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks...
...play elite college basketball and the maturity to handle Coach K's generous helpings of responsibility. While most programs recruit players exclusively on athletic talent, Krzyzewski says he evaluates talent, academic potential and character equally. In addition to asking for teacher evaluations and paying close attention to how a prospect interacts with authority ("If his mother asks a question and the kid makes a teenage face--hmmm, you start to wonder"), the Duke coaching staff makes a point of finding out who a kid's friends are. "One of the kids we're recruiting right now, I like him because...
Stop number one? Les Mis. Why? Well, I don’t know exactly, it wasn’t my pick. Actually, I love the show and was not disappointed at the prospect of seeing it on the West End and getting a peek at how long-running mega-musicals look over there. In the case of Les Mis, at least, they don’t look too good; it is the first show I have ever left at intermission. There was no passion, no movement, no acting—and therefore, no me to begin...