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...Originally AEG expected to build a supercasino inside, but that idea got nixed by the government. One option is a cruise-ship terminal. AEG and the Port of London Authority are conducting a study to see if the Thames can be suitably dredged to allow the large ships to reach the O2. If given the go-ahead, this would open in time for the start of the 2012 London Olympics. Another possibility is a convention center. "Either would work," Campbell says. "We just need a driver for the hotel...
...week, Ahmadinejad accepted the resignation of Ali Larijani, the pragmatic conservative chief negotiator who is a bitter political rival to the President. Although all Iranian leaders defend their right to uranium-enrichment technology for purposes of producing nuclear energy, Larijani believes it is in Iran's national interests to reach an understanding with the West. But on at least two occasions, Ahmadinejad has publicly slapped down Larijani's conciliatory efforts...
...they lifted up their voice as one man and they said, Let us go. And behold we went to the city of the Philistines, and did serenade their daughters, and came home about the third hour. And the fame of the Pierians did wax exceedingly great, and did reach all the places round about Cambridge.”The evening revelry so irritated the University administration that the group was asked to disband. Gassett ignored the official request.After an uncertain first century, The Crimson congratulated the Sodality on the group’s centennial...
...coming weeks Bush and Obey will go nine rounds - literally. Bush has threatened to veto nine of the 12 spending bills for fiscal 2008 - which are expected to reach his desk in November - because Democrats added more than $20 billion for education, health care and science programs that they say are vital. The Constitution may have granted Congress the power of the purse but Democrats don't have the votes to override Bush's veto. Ahead of this fight, Obey chose last month to announce his intention to shelve the President's annual supplemental request for the wars in Iraq...
...strategy that this week has been picked up by the Democratic leadership in press conferences and media releases after Bush formally submitted his supplemental request. And the House Budget Committee Wednesday held a hearing on new estimates that the cost of the war in Iraq will reach $2.4 trillion by 2017, according to the Congressional Budget Office. "I think Obey rightfully makes the point that the priorities of this Administration are out of whack,"said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Given Bush's office, "it's not a fair fight, but in terms of ability and knowledge - of process...