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...Monday, the Pakistani government of Pervez Musharraf, worried about the Pakistan people’s reaction to blasphemous images of the Prophet Muhammed, asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to cut off the country’s access to YouTube. Unfortunately, as the telecommunications companies carried out the government order, technical mistakes deprived would-be YouTube users in various countries access to the site. Viewers bemoaned the loss of their favorite form of procrastination, but they should have been lamenting Pakistan’s far more important loss—that of free speech. The right to free speech...
Given the largely negative public reaction, Blagojevich's aides moved quickly to distance him from the plan - just one day after announcing it. The governor may have wanted a distraction from his other problems. Last week, a federal judge named Blagojevich as "Public Official A" in the corruption case of Antoin Rezko, a prominent fund raiser who has also been linked to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The NIU aftermath, however, isn't going to quiet things down for Blagojevich...
...government MPs decide to stonewall constitutional reforms to legalize the coalition, mass violence will likely resurface in towns like Nakuru, where bows and arrows flew among swinging machetes during the height of the violence, killing dozens. Like several Kenyans, Nakuru resident Irene Wairimu had a mixed reaction to the deal. "I think it is good that the leaders can come together and agree. But I am cautious. It is too early to say that it is over...
...lucky if they even know the continent he’s from. “Every once in a while,” he says, “though not too often, someone will ask: ‘Is that like Switzerland?’”This reaction often amuses Dlamini—but he can’t share the inside joke: he has no compatriots at Harvard. Harvard has a reputation for being one of the most diverse universities in the country. Despite the lack of regional quotas, some places have a higher representation within...
...show up Saturday afternoon ready to get down. Ondi Gottesman, who graduated from Brandeis University last year, provided the vocals on the mysterious dance track and helped to organize the event, hoping to up the cool-factor of Boston student activities. “This was just a reaction to seeing events like these going on in larger cities,” says Gottesman. “Boston was missing out, even though it has the largest college-age population of any city.” Harvard students, often in search of social interactions that don’t require...