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Last week, Davis-Mullen won the endorsement of the rank-and-file of the powerful Boston firefighter’s union...
...involved in the peace process that the U.S. was pushing in order to maintain the cohesion of its anti-Iraq alliance. Now that the U.S. has similar needs in light of the anti-terrorism coalition, could Arafat pull off the same feat again despite the widespread skepticism of his rank and file...
Things might have turned out differently for Osama bin Laden--and for the denizens of southern Manhattan--if the tall, thin, soft-spoken 44-year-old hadn't been born rich, or if he'd been born rich but not a second-rank Saudi. It might have been another story if, while studying engineering in college, the young man had drawn a different teacher for Islamic Studies rather than a charismatic Palestinian lecturer who fired his religious fervor. Things might have been different if the Soviet Union hadn't invaded Afghanistan, if Saddam Hussein hadn't stolen Kuwait...
...Some customs endure. There's the unspoken language of the veil, the tagelmoust, worn by the men. It covers the mouth, a "zone of pollution ... disrespectful to expose before others." Each man adjusts his veil subtly, constantly, in response to others and in accordance with status. One of high rank may let the veil fall. "Only someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca," Keenan writes, "can divest himself entirely...
...rankings definitely do matter,” he said. “When an institution improves in the rankings—other factors held constant—the next year it gets more applicants, can accept a smaller fraction, has a higher yield on its accepted applicants, the students who enroll have higher test scores and it can get away with offering less generous financial aid packages. Conversely, if the institution’s rank worsens, just the opposite happens...