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...Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Bush loves Koizumi, and the feeling is mutual. More to the point, it has become conventional wisdom on both sides of the Pacific to assert that the U.S.-Japan alliance is now closer and stronger than it has ever been-an assessment strengthened by the rapid-fire conclusion of a number of military pacts between the two nations in the last month. But no amount of hugs between Bush and Koizumi can obscure some awkward questions about the alliance: what precisely does the U.S. expect from Japan? And whatever it is, will Japan be able...
...conclusion concerns the frequency in which strep throat tests are administered. “Only about half of those who get treated with antibiotics get tested...to confirm the diagnosis,” said Finkelstein. Lee said there is little excuse for neglecting to test for bacterial strep throat. Rapid diagnostic tests, although not perfect, can be done in the physician’s office and provide immediate results about the type of infection, Finkelstein said. He said that the increased availability of the rapid diagnostic test, in combination with a general awareness of antibiotic use, can account...
...global economy, foreign investors with an interest in India, and the role policymaking plays on economic growth, according to a statement released by HBS last week. HBS selected India as the location for its next research center on account of the nation’s burgeoning population and rapid economic growth. Mumbai is often considered the nation’s financial and media capital. Ajay S. Mookerjee, who earned a doctorate in business administration from HBS in 1988, will serve as the Center’s executive director. He has also held positions at several financial firms, including GE Capital...
France’s prime minister said authorities will impose curfews and marshal police reservists to quell the violence’s rapid spread. But some Harvard faculty said yesterday that French leaders should be focusing on integrating its marginalized minority population into society...
...With rapid-fire Powerpoint slides and gentle jabs at the language errors of everyone from toddlers to Bill Clinton, Pinker’s two-hour lecture on his research into the composition of language goes down much easier than one would expect...