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...This April, the US House of Representatives took the first step toward remedying this imbalanced demand for a refugee right of return. They passed United States House Resolution 185, which affirmed that U.N.’s Resolution 242’s call for a “just settlement of the refugee problem,” resolving that any just resolution must address the rights of both Arab and Jewish refugees and that the United States must grant equal recognition to these refugees. In passing this resolution, Congress underscored the importance of addressing the wrongs done to all victims...
Cambridge’s penchant for rebranding roads is part of the culture of reinvention that has pervaded the city since its settlement in 1630 (when it was known as Newetowne, by the way). We change street names in the same way that we pave them, leaving the earlier memories of dirt, cobblestone, and asphalt underneath. History isn’t static, and each successive generation should add its own layer...
...course, the strategy could also backfire. Pyongyang at the moment is still talking to the U.S., but North Korea in the past has proven almost impervious to economic punishment. The Rodong Sinmun already warned that Lee's hard line "throws a hurdle in the way of the settlement of the nuclear issue." Kim Jong Il, after all, is always looking for an excuse to break his word...
...first time that this kind of conflict has arisen in a presidential campaign. In 2000, for instance, Al Gore drew fire over the fact that a key aide, Carter Eskew, had done work on a tobacco industry advertising campaign that was aimed at undermining the Clinton Administration's tobacco settlement deal. (The work had been done before Eskew joined Gore?s campaign, and he left the firm at Gore?s request when he came on board...
...original version of this article noted that in 2000 "Al Gore drew fire when it was revealed that a key aide, Carter Eskew, had done work on a tobacco industry advertising campaign that was aimed at undermining the Clinton Administration's tobacco settlement deal." In fact, Eskew had done the work before he joined the campaign, at which time Gore insisted he leave his firm...