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That's pretty much the same argument that Graham is making back in Washington, where he is helping turn what looked like a smart political strategy into an internecine battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill. White House and congressional leaders had hoped that focusing on terrorism in the final months before a tight midterm election would give their party an advantage over the Democrats. But they didn't count on a rebellion in their own ranks, made worse by the fact that it is led by Graham and two more senior members of the Armed Services Committee who also have...
...distant memory and exam time will be upon us. For the unseasoned student, this means going through your syllabi, figuring out which books you need to read, and releasing them from the plastic wrap that has been covering them since September. For the efficient (read: lazy and smart) student, it means that it’s time to email those people you kind of know from section and start a “study group.” Don’t expect to actually study together, however, for study groups exist for a sole purpose: to create study guides...
Problem sets are pretty close in difficulty to exam questions, as long as you actually try to figure them out yourself and don't rely on your TFs or smart friends to work through them with you. Ha Yan Lee is a Diet Coke-addicted, candy-throwing, funny and frighteningly well-prepared TF whose review and problem set help sessions are always crowded...
...most often during lecture, so pat yourself on the back if you actually remember some stuff from high school. Most Science A courses involve weekly problem sets, so before you commit yourself to a course, make sure you’ll be able to marshall the efforts of your (smart) friends when you’re (drunkenly) scrambling to finish the set on a Thursday night. Lectures are generally half-full (half-empty?) and videotaped, which is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you’ll get extra sleep during the year. But the day before the final...
...Although Tehran has offered less than the West had demanded, it is making a smart calculation that the Europeans will resist heading down the path of confrontation as long as Iran is willing to offer a credible mechanism for addressing Western concerns over its uranium enrichment...