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...members are knights and other nobles, aids victims of war and disaster, issues its own passports and holds diplomatic ties with 100 nations. In 1988 Andrew Bertie, a descendant of Britain's royal Stuarts, became its first British grand master since 1258. The journalist turned teacher upped membership, expanded relief efforts and doubled diplomatic missions...
While there was some relief at this week's Danish police action, the Intelligence Agency's swift arrest of the three men in the country's second-largest city, Aarhus, has raised legal questions. Two of the men, Tunisians ages 36 and 25, were to be administratively extradited, an extra-judicial shortcut that would avoid taking them through a trial. Meanwhile, the third man, a 40-year-old naturalized Dane of Moroccan origin, was released for lack of evidence, also without a trial. The security service explained that it had achieved its goal: to prevent a murder. It said that...
...goal in the previous night’s 4-0 win over Union, was alerted of the impending milestone before the contest against RPI. As someone who is more comfortable speaking of her team’s success than focusing on her own individual accomplishments, it was a relief to Cahow to reach the 100 point mark by the end of the first period in Saturday’s game. “It was almost a curse because I was thinking about it a little too much in the game,” she said. “It?...
...students across the country continue to cope with rising textbook prices, Congress has stepped in to provide some much needed relief. Under a bill proposed by the House Education and Labor Committee, publishers would be required to sell unbundled versions of textbooks that are not packaged with DVDs, CDs, or workbooks. Colleges would also have to provide students with advance information on textbook prices, which would give students the opportunity to plan for their expenses for the upcoming semester. “Textbook prices have far outpaced inflation over the past decade, now costing the average student close...
...false conservative who supports campaign finance reform, global warming regulations and other right-wing heresies. This means that unlike other presumptive nominees in his situation, McCain must tack to the right before he moves to the center for the general election. That fact came into stark relief Thursday night when word leaked that James Dobson, the evangelical leader, had endorsed Mike Huckabee, who dramatically trails McCain in the delegate race but has proven to have a strong conservative following, especially in the South...