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...quiet, affable boy, he came back a very bad-tempered young man?and this change had taken place, we discovered, because of a writer named Naipaul, whom he had been reading in California. Each time we saw an overcrowded bus or hit a road with potholes, my brother would repeat Naipaul's line that India was "an area of darkness." No water in the taps this morning? More proof that we Indians inhabited "a wounded civilization." He grumbled, sulked, and quoted Naipaul all summer long, and we were very glad when he went back to California. And so my earliest...
...Once he gets it, one of his men turns the abandoned car into a burning hulk with three volleys from his Mark 19 grenade launcher. Downs is sure he made the right choice, eliminating an unknown before it could do harm to U.S. forces. Whether the U.S. military can repeat that success across Iraq and around the globe with the forces at its disposal is less certain. And the cost of guessing wrong could be much higher. --With reporting by Phil Zabriskie/Ramadi
...subsidize federal insurance for their beachfront housing. Dobb Mayo Holland, Michigan Spain's New Man In his interview with time, Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero claimed that "sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength" [Sept. 27]. To repeat an old saying, That's like comparing apples to herrings. There is a reverse spin on Zapatero's view: only a few weeks ago, two female Chechen terrorists blew up two airliners over Russia, possibly to avenge the deaths of family members killed by Russian soldiers in a war of independence...
...Director David Rosenthal, who advised the 24-member Committee, says that the best strategy is not only to treat students who come in to UHS for alcohol poisoning, but to attack the root causes of the problem. He suggests mandatory evaluation or counseling for repeat patients to diagnose possible cases of alcoholism, as well as improved education...
...last Saturday’s win over Cornell, Fucito did just that in scoring the third goal of the game. He effectively ended up securing the win for an elated Harvard team, only to come up with a repeat performance Tuesday...