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...deeply troubling. Referring to the NGOs as merely “an arm” of government demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of their mission and public value. True, the government ultimately has the right to choose who receives its contracts. But it is vital that NGOs be allowed to retain their independence. An unswerving commitment to their causes often demands that NGOs offer a critical perspective on government policy. But the Bush administration would rather co-opt these groups or, failing that, prosecute them a la Greenpeace...
...would control a demilitarized state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with sovereignty over Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, while abandoning the so-called right of return—the option for Palestinian refugees to resettle inside Israel. In the West Bank, Israel would retain settlements containing 75 percent of Jewish settlers in exchange for an equal amount of Israeli land for Palestine. Had the controversies over Jerusalem, borders and settlements been addressed in isolation, talks would have quickly stalled. But within a comprehensive framework, both sides were able to avoid a zero-sum gridlock...
...first part of Silvestri’s two-pronged platform focuses on campaigning for President Bush and Republican political leaders in Massachusetts. He said HRC will focus on helping Mass. Gov. W. Mitt Romney retain his veto power over the state legislature—something that would require a successful election campaign by Republicans...
Issues of contracts and legality are being minimized, according to Siegel and Zaccagnino. “Student groups can’t sign any legal contracts,” Siegel explains. “But we’ll be doing copywriting for the bands. Artists are going to retain all the rights to their own music...
Lurie, who compares his campaign style to that of dark-horse U.S. presidential candidate Al Sharpton, drew snickers during the debate for his proposal to retain current council President Rohit Chopra ’04 as a paid adviser next year...