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...good "standoff" - the distance between it and the street; luggage and guests were X-rayed before entering; the hotel was located in one of the best policed capitals in the world. The only thing that could have been done to make the Marriott even safer was to have completely shut down Islamabad's traffic - something obviously not practical. Pakistan is as dependent on the internal combustion engine as any other city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Car Bomb Is a Terrorist's Best Weapon | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...puzzles campaigns are still trying to solve is who gets an edge from early voting. When the use of absentee ballots was largely limited to elderly shut-ins, Republicans were assumed to have an advantage. "Traditionally, Republicans have done a better job with mail-in ballots," says Mike Hamrick, chair of the Arapahoe County Democrats in Colorado. "We always used to say, Democrats win on Election Day and Republicans win in the post office." But as the popularity of early voting grows, the sheer number of voters involved makes that slice of the electorate more diverse. Polling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virginia Sounds the Starting Gun for Early Voting | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...Warfield claimed that Fischer would shut doors in her face, insist that she be accompanied by male subordinates, and purposefully respond to male colleagues with no inclination of acknowledging her when she spoke...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Medical School Prof. Gender Bias Lawsuit Moves Forward | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...thing.” Doris Day was to the McCarthy era what Jay Chou is to Communist China.Cut to mid-July. I found myself at a small club just west of the city’s center. Its entrance was not where advertised—intentionally: the police had shut down and reopened the club many times over the years. In that small room with three walls were some of the strangest people I saw during my entire time overseas. There were teens who hadn’t bathed in a while, on purpose, and lanky girls slugging back cans...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rock and Rebellion in Shanghai | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard field hockey team dropped a pair of games last weekend in its final tune-up before the start of Ivy League play. The Crimson played Providence on Friday and was shut out, 4-0, at the Friar Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in Providence, R.I. On Saturday, the team fared better but lost a heartbreaker to UMass. The game, which took place at Garber Field in Amherst, Mass, lasted two overtimes, but the Minutewomen ultimately prevailed on a goal from midfielder Erin Parker. “We faced some really tough competition this weekend,” co-captain...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pre-Ivy Competition Too Much for Crimson | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

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