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...most common refrain among voters was a call for change, even though the government has changed hands more than a dozen times since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship 20 years ago-and has seen 35 coups since it declared independence in 1804. The only democratically elected president to have completed his term of office is Ren? Garcia Pr?val, today's presidential frontrunner-initial results tabulated in and around the capital give him a 60% lead. For the last five years, the 63-year old agronomist has been astutely observing the political scene from the quiet of his rural hometown...
...Sciences, in the absence of substantive disagreement with Summers—and there does not seem to be much—to press on with the important issues facing the University. The professed motivation for yesterday’s Faculty outcry was, in addition to the now tired refrain about Summers’ heavy-handed leadership style, malaise over the handling of Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby’s recent resignation. But Kirby’s long rumored departure was anything but unexpected in the aftermath of last spring’s Summers debacle. Rather than throw...
...Registrar obtained by The Crimson. The Crimson was not able to confirm if upperclassmen advisors were also granted the same advance access. Freshman advisors were asked not to disclose grades to their students until they are officially released. The e-mail said the advisers should “refrain from sharing grade information with [their] advisees until final grades have been confirmed and released to students through the my.harvard.edu portal on Monday, February 6.” FAS Registrar Barry Kane wrote in an e-mail that this practice assured that “when students are able to view...
...soundness of banks - China comes in at No. 49, one ahead of India. But the momentum is with the underdog: China dropped three places this year, while India moved up five, largely because of India's greater technological prowess. Both are marked down for corruption - a frequent refrain at Davos sessions this year - and a chronic lack of infrastructure. INDIA, says Michael E. Porter, a Harvard Business School professor and expert on competitiveness. China is exporting massively, but "it's still adding relatively little value," he says. Moreover, China's companies tend not to be very profitable, and there...
...province of Quebec. A Nov. 1 report by a national commission exonerated Prime Minister Martin, but the scandal has left a lingering stench. "I'm tired of being screwed by the Liberals," says Gerry Gagn, 47, a lifelong Liberal supporter from Low, Que., in a now common refrain...