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...acclaimed public-university system. Students and faculty, enraged at dramatic tuition increases and crowded classes, are near revolt, and the governor knows anger toward the UC regents and University of California President Mark G. Yudof could easily shift to Sacramento. Yudof dashed off a press release after Arnold's speech, declaring, "I am extremely pleased that the governor understands how vital it is to return the University of California and the California state university system to solid financial footing." But state senate Democratic leader Darrell Steinberg's assessment of Schwarzenegger's dedication to higher ed was less than glowing...
...Allah, Muslims would be "confused." The confusion would worsen, they said, because Christians recognize a "trinity of gods" while Islam is "totally monotheistic." They said the proper word for God in the Malay language is Tuhan, not Allah. Lau held that the constitution guarantees freedom of religion and speech, and therefore Catholics can use the word Allah to denote God. She also overturned the Home Ministry order prohibiting the Herald from using the word. "The applicants have the right to use the word Allah in the exercise of their rights to freedom of speech and expression," she said...
...could qualify for taking on the responsibility that Bernanke, an expert on the Great Depression, did. His readiness was evident not just from his academic background but from his oft cited 2002 speech on deflation. In the speech, Bernanke showed the creativity and open-mindedness that have been hallmarks of the bold actions he has taken during the financial crisis. Tony Crescenzi Newport Beach, Calif...
...visited Kenya. An intelligence source in Nairobi tells TIME on condition of anonymity that officers had been following Gelle in Nairobi before Clinton's visit and spotted him with other Somalis with European residency "acting suspicious" at various Nairobi landmarks, including the conference center where Clinton later gave a speech. The source tells TIME that officers eventually arrested Gelle at a hotel in the predominantly Somali area of Eastleigh for having improper documents. He was held for seven weeks and then deported to Denmark, where he had lived since he was a teenager. (See pictures behind the scenes with Clinton...
...killed many of its key leaders. (Unfortunately, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have provided plenty of willing recruits for what remains of the organization.) Obama has tried to transform relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world through a dialogue outreach that he began with his Cairo speech last spring, but the realities of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have hampered that effort. The fact that the Nigerian man accused of the Detroit bomb plot was allegedly trained in Yemen has raised questions about whether Obama should initiate a new "war on terror" front there...