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...parliament are no longer elected but appointed; no new political parties can exist or be started, unless endorsed by the Kremlin; it is no longer possible for independent candidates to stand in constituencies for election to the Duma. The continuing conflict in Chechnya has given rise to a slew of allegations about human-rights abuses. And there's a strong impression - real or not - that free speech is potentially dangerous once again, especially if it is used to openly criticize the President or highlight alleged abuses taking place under his aegis...
...Make Someone Happy) to brash (New York, New York) to melancholy (The Party's Over). "A lot of people don't believe this," she said of the duo's working process, "but at the end of the day, we usually don't remember who thought up what." After a slew of Tony Awards and induction into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, Comden reluctantly retired in 2002--the year Green died...
...into the stereotype of a good Asian child, according to the traditional Asian parents. Among my parents’ friends, no parent told their child, ‘Be like Peipei,’” she says. In high school, Zhang excelled academically and participated in a slew of extracurriculars, but it was her outgoing personality that stood out: teachers told her she was “too loud” to be an Asian girl. And yet, Zhang succeeded in winning a spot at Harvard. The Chinese-American community she grew up with in Boston was shocked...
...small forward.Three spots in the starting five are set, with senior captain Jim Goffredo and sophomore Drew Housman at the guard positions, and senior Brian Cusworth manning center. Although the graduation of Matt Stehle ’06 leaves the power forward position vacant, Harvard has a slew of 6’8 bodies, chief among them sophomore Evan Harris, that can be plugged in there.It’s that pesky third position that has been subject to the most debate, and holds the most uncertainty.Last season, Michael Beal ’06 filled that role admirably. With...
...consensus statement has drawn a slew of high-profile signatories, including four Nobel laureates and a sitting justice on the South African Supreme Court of Appeal...