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...Republicans behind an immigration deal. Democrats say Bush's biggest problem is his style of dealing with Congress. "He likes to be the closer, bringing in the last five fence-sitters," says a senior House Democratic aide. "But this time he needs to engage early in the process to prove this is a real priority...
...fact that Alaa made it to Stockholm at all qualifies him as one of the lucky ones. Among Western countries, Sweden is unique in allowing entry to all Iraqis who can prove they have fled central and southern Iraq, no matter what their political involvement or how they reached Scandinavia, according to officials at the Swedish Migration Board...
...many Iraqis, the initial relief of fleeing the war is replaced by the shock of being shipped to one of Sweden's overcrowded refugee camps, an hour's drive from Stockholm. Only Iraqis who can prove they will live with relatives in Sweden are permitted to stay outside government housing when they arrive; others slowly try to find accommodations once their refugee status is officially approved, usually within a few weeks of arrival. Most end up in Sweden's heavily immigrant ghettos, like the Stockholm neighborhood of Rinkeby. The area's expanse of characterless high-rise apartment buildings dates back...
...likely to be very different from what they were accustomed to as American undergraduates. They are going to need to understand how others from other cultures think and behave and they need to be able to adapt to those differences. The marked differences between, say, Harvard and Oxford, usually prove to be a source of extraordinary benefit and considerable joy, but not for everyone, especially if one matriculates at Oxford with false expectations or for the wrong reasons...
...second half, Knox came up big again from beyond the arc, this time to give the Crimson its largest lead of the game (13) with 11:35 to play. In the early going, it seemed as though the road to the Big Dance might prove a bit rockier than expected. Still technically in the Ivy title hunt, Cornell opened the game with three-pointers from Kayleen Fitzsimmons and Allie Fedorowicz and went on to score 21 points in the first 10 minutes. But the Crimson tightened up its defense from that point, allowing just five points after...