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...threat of a resurgent Iran, with its nuclear ambitions and its crude new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has concentrated the minds of both Western diplomats and Middle Eastern Sunni governments. Suddenly the prospect of a permanent Iraqi government dominated by Iran-friendly religious Shi'ites seems a more pressing problem. "If the negotiations in Iraq do not yield a government acceptable to Sunnis," the Middle Eastern diplomat told me, "we could be looking at a civil war that becomes a regional conflict...
...preparation started exactly three years ago this past Wednesday. The most recent “best chance” had stumbled out of the gate, dropping four difficult Ivy road contests, and faced the prospect of eight lame duck games and a lengthy rebuilding process. The five seniors that had consistently logged 30-plus minutes a game would be moving on, leaving a vacuum of talent and experience that would take years to refill. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan looked at the strong freshman class and knew that would be his next shot. The next year would be painful. The following...
...Union. After Major’s opponents defeated a motion to ratify the treaty, the prime minister called for a confidence vote in his government. If he lost the vote, he said, Parliament would be dissolved, and all its seats would all be put up for election. Fearing that prospect, the House of Commons acquiesced—and ratified the treaty on Major’s terms. In Britain and similarly structured polities, a no-confidence vote can resolve the deadlock between the prime minister and Parliament. Either the prime minister wins a parliamentary majority in the subsequent election...
...Kloot Rotterdam A Not-So-Super U.S.? Michael Elliott's column, "Be Careful What You Wish For" [Jan 23], referred to a new book by political scientist Michael Mandelbaum in which the author argues that the U.S. has provided the world a degree of security by damping down the prospect of global war and opposing the spread of nuclear weapons. But Elliott's piece was simplistic; he omitted historical information about Iran. You cannot offer a one-sided view of the serious issue of Iran's nuclear-enrichment program while ignoring the reasons that created the current political situation there...
...true. But, despite any explanation of the part of the FAO, the fact remains that Garcia––and hundreds of students like him––have been and will continue to be discouraged from seeking public service positions by the prospect of $2,000 in debt.The FAO ought to be encouraging students to seek public-service and public-interest opportunities over the summer, not erecting barriers to these ends. To accomplish this, it ought to offer waivers of its summer earnings expectation for students pursuing unpaid positions, especially those that serve the public...