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...states has plummeted. "Besides the residual, declining power of America, Bush doesn't have any credit built up in the Arab world," says a British official. Nor does Blair. He's seen as an appendage to Bush, both because of Iraq and because he backed Israel in rejecting a quick cease-fire in Lebanon last summer. Then there are the shopworn policies the Prime Minister is advancing to fix Iraq: "a strong political compact to bring all parties together, with clear commitment to nonsectarian government and to democracy." The international community should also "build Iraqi governing capability" and "plug...
...rescue. In a notably slim document, it has identified just three essential goals, or "focal points," for each grade from pre-K to eighth, none of them fuzzy, all of them building blocks for higher math. In fourth grade, for instance, the group recommends focusing on the quick recall of multiplication facts, a deep understanding of decimals and the ability to measure and compute the area of rectangles, circles and other shapes. "Our objective," says Fennell, "is to get conversations going at the state level about what really is important." In recent weeks, that's begun to happen. Florida...
...established an identity as far as a work level and what makes us go.” Harvard’s lone goal came with only 44 seconds remaining in the first period, as senior forward Ryan Maki followed up his initial shot from the goal line with a quick rebound that slid past Brown rookie goalkeeper Dan Rosen. Senior forward Kevin Du had a chance with a breakaway with 13:55 left in the opening period, but his shot on Rosen sailed just beyond the left post. The Crimson’s pressure on the net proved fruitless...
...It’s the most athletic team maybe in the country,” Kerr said. “They’re also very used to this surface, which is a lot different from the East Coast where the grass is thicker. This surface runs really quick.”The shutout marked the first time all season Harvard has been held scoreless, and it was the Crimson’s first loss in 10 games.“They played well, and we just couldn’t seem to create many opportunities in the first half...
...customers and small shop owners worry that the supermarkets will force them out of business. I can see they have reason to worry - I'll certainly opt for the supermarkets - but I hope that not everything about shopping in India changes. My first experience with home delivery was quick, efficient, and wonderfully exotic. When my fridge arrived that afternoon it came strapped to the wooden tray of a three-wheeled rickshaw, towering above the rider and wobbling a bit from side to side as he cycled up the driveway...