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...late 1992, when prime spots were being handed out under Bill Clinton, Lake had an inside track with the President-elect, while Holbrooke was an outsider. Lake snagged one of the top jobs, National Security Adviser; Holbrooke was, for a time, in danger of being shut out entirely. His friend Sandy Berger (who would later replace Lake) fought to get Holbrooke appointed ambassador to Germany...
Hill, 55, began his careful diplomatic dance back in July 2005, when the six-party talks--which included both North and South Korea, the U.S., Japan, Russia and China--were stalled. North Korea had restarted its nuclear reactors and was not responding to calls to shut them down. Hill, only five months into his post, wanted to bring the North back to the table, but the Bush Administration had a policy of not meeting one-on-one with Kim Jong Il's government, so Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice agreed Hill could meet with his North Korean counterpart only...
After weathering the chaotic offensive play of the first three periods, Harvard sealed the floodgates and completely shut out its opponent as Liao’s goal proved to be the only score of the fourth quarter...
...another case of insensitivity toward undergraduate concerns, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) shut down all the dining halls over spring break—leaving the many students who remained on campus over the vacation period without a viable meal plan. It didn’t have to be this way. While the fiscal and labor-related constraints of HUDS certainly are of concern, the health and well-being of the numerous students on campus should not have gone so neglected. After all the house dining halls closed on Friday, March 21, a $35 billion institution became home to possibly hundreds...
...Islamic theology "retarded" and "dangerous." Concerned over a repeat of the worldwide anger over the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in Denmark, Dutch politicians railed against the self-proclaimed diatribe against Muslim propensity toward violence. No local outlet (television, web or theater) would show it. Wilders' own server was shut down to prevent the film from being posted online. A lawsuit has been filed against the film. But Wilders would not be daunted and on Thursday night, Fitna, which means "strife" or "discord" in Arabic, was finally broadcast on a British-based video-sharing website, snagging 5.5 million hits overnight...