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...troubled relationship between the U.S. and Aristide goes back to well before the most recent spate of political violence. Aristide—a former priest who preaches a brand leftist populism—has long been a whipping boy for conservatives both here, and in his own country. He was deposed by a military coup in 1991, only months after his first election. The brutal regime that followed was characterized by egregious human rights violations. In 1994, Aristide was reinstated with the backing of the Clinton Administration...
...alums were blushing a deep crimson red last week as the university's Committee on College Life approved the campus's first student sex magazine. Its co-founder, Camilla Hrdy, a junior, told the Harvard Crimson that the formal committee got "past the fear of porn." But after a spate of publicity and a chorus of shocked responses, the university reconsidered and now says it won't fund the magazine. Even so, Hrdy and sophomore Katharina Baldegg plan to bring out the publication--dubbed H Bomb, campus lingo for the powerful effect Harvard credentials have on suitors...
...spate of canceled international flights has abated since the chaotic holiday weeks. But tension between U.S. and European security officials over how to keep these flights safe has not. After a meeting in Europe last week, the U.S. failed to get European airlines to agree to put armed air marshals on high-risk flights. Some said they would rather ground the flights than see guns in the air. Foreign cargo airlines are also chafing under a new U.S. requirement that they provide information 24 hours before departure about anyone on the plane, including couriers, animal handlers and others who often...
...spate of food-inspired perfumes has hit the market, including Cartier's Le Baiser du Dragon, which is laced with hints of chocolate and caramel, and J. Lo.'s Still Jennifer Lopez, which features top notes of sake. "Rum, licorice, milk and rice flavors are now used in perfumes frequently," says Jean-Michel Duriez, a perfumer for Jean Patou Paris...
...Graduate School of Arts and Sciences also initiated major reforms to its program in 1998 after a spate of three suicides by graduate students was attributed to the school’s high-pressure atmosphere...