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Border Conflict I read with interest Ishaan Tharoor's story [Aug. 31]. It is clear that a major conflict between India and communist China would pose a very serious global threat. Yet I share his view that the long-term survival of India as a multicultural nation is more securely assured than that of communist China. Like all totalitarian states, China has decided to ensure the power of the central state by eradicating all local cultures and languages. A vast country such as India, with ancient traditions, many languages and several religions, has to tread a narrow path between...
...game.”Gordon pushed forward, hitting a wall of linemen. As he struggled to make a hole in the fray, Crusader Marcus Rodriguez tackled the Crimson’s starting tailback to the ground, ending the drive.Harvard’s momentum was dealt a serious blow—as was Gordon.After taking his time to get up, Gordon left the field with his teammates’ help. He reappeared briefly at the end of the fourth quarter, contributing two yards in as many carries, but it was clear that some of the wind had been taken...
...subcontinent. The Indian Ocean is the thoroughfare for nearly half of all global seaborne trade, and the coastal states are home to over 60% of the world's oil and a third of its gas reserves. Traditionally, India has imagined the ocean as part of its backyard without investing serious resources in its navy - much more goes to an army and air force that are perched by the land boundaries with the old enemy of Pakistan. And that gap between India's maritime hubris and real power has been exposed in recent times by China, which is buoyed...
...perfect family foursome - Kate (Demi Moore) and Steve (David Duchovny) and their teen kids Jenn (Amber Heard) and Mick (Ben Hollingsworth) - motor toward their new suburban home, Steve smiles and says, "We are gonna do some serious damage in this town." Damage? Their upmarket neighbors instantly fall in love with the Joneses and all their cool stuff: the golf clubs, electronics, cosmetics. These nice folks have everything, and everyone else wants it all. Is it affordable? We'll worry about that later...
...died after 12 weeks. Though there was no father listed on any of the four birth certificates, evidently no eyebrows were raised in any of the major Melbourne hospitals where she gave birth as to why all of the children of an otherwise healthy young woman had such serious problems. But Bram Alexander, a spokesman for the Department of Human Services, told the Herald Sun on Sept. 17 that hospital staff did all that they could be expected to do in such a case. "A child with a congenital birth defect is hardly a welfare issue," said Alexander. "That...