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...they suggested, of the purity of the city's democratic hopes. It would have made a demonstrative change from the ubiquitous red Hong Kong and Chinese flags as the city marked - with parties, fireworks and a visit from Chinese Premier Hu Jintao - the tenth anniversary of the territory's return to China...
Libya's recent return to the fold of nations depended on that country turning over its Lockerbie suspects in 1999, and then, after the trial, accepting responsibility and compensating the victims' families, a settlement hammered out in 2002 and 2003. Libya agreed to pay out $2.7 billion for the bombing. But only one of the Libyans, Megrahi, was convicted - a verdict several parties have disputed, including a U.N.-appointed observer who complained of a "political aura" at the initial trial...
...David Pilbeam, who will continue as Interim Dean of the Faculty until my return on July 15, has agreed to act on as senior advisor to the Dean of FAS for the next academic year. I’ll be relying on David, among others, to help facilitate communication between the many committees charged with the implementation of the new curriculum and improvements in our undergraduate experience. I am delighted that David has agreed to accept this role. We owe David profound thanks for this as well as for his gracious and forbearing stint as Interim Dean...
Smith, who is in Europe with his family, did not respond to requests for comment. FAS spokesman Robert P. Mitchell deferred comment on the search until Smith's return. In a letter sent to Faculty members last week, however, Smith solicited suggestions from professors to assist in the selection of a new dean...
Fujimori's opponents in Peru have said that he's using his Japanese candidacy as a way to dodge extradition, and at today's press conference, PNP chief Shizuka Kamei confirmed that the party would ask Tokyo to help facilitate Fujimori's return from Chile so that he could campaign. (Adding to that suspicion, officials from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan revealed this afternoon that Fujimori had approached them earlier asking to run on their ticket, only to be rebuffed.) According to the Japanese government, however, Fujimori will still be allowed to run even if he remains under...