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...extradition of exiled Russian media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky on fraud charges. Gusinsky fled Moscow in 2000 after being accused of embezzling state-controlled gas giant Gazprom of $250 million. He claimed the charges were politically motivated; the court declared the crimes unproven. It was the fourth rejected Russian extradition request within a year. Keeping It in the Family AZERBAIJAN One person died and dozens were injured in clashes between police and protesters in Baku following Ilham Aliyev's election as President. Official results gave Aliyev, who succeeds his 80-year-old father, Haidar, nearly 80% of the vote. The opposition...
Hines’ slightly strange and desperate request concerned his outfit for the “Dress like Lila Gollogly” party, hosted Saturday, Oct. 4 by Leverett seniors Laura P. Perry ’04, Alison L. Cherry ’04, Sarah G. Dawson ’04, Jean Ann Salisbury ’04, who is also a Crimson editor, and Gollogly herself. “We considered a Clockwork Orange theme, or class warfare,” Perry says, “but realized the real inspiration was right under our collective nose...
...mail effort came in response to a request from Boston City Councilor Michael S. Ross, whose district—which includes Fenway Park—experienced rampant lawlessness after the Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletic’s in the decisive Game 5 of the division series last Monday...
...organization, in response to a request from Ross, has aired a public service announcement in which starting pitcher Tim Wakefield asks fans to keep celebrations under control...
Next, there is to be a dearth of resources to devote to the cause: efforts bilaterally and at the U.N. to persuade other nations to contribute cash and troops have fallen short; Congressional approval for the new aid request on top of money already spent, are under increasingly alarmed scrutiny especially in the face of predictions of greater expenditures to come; and U.S. troops are stretched so thin that rotations are delayed, more Reserves and National Guard must be called up and the Marines have been asked to forego their classic expeditionary mission in favor of stabilization tasks...