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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...spite of a Security Council resolution approving a larger, tougher U.N. peacekeeping force, the government of Sudan refuses to allow Blue Helmets on its soil. When the Bush Administration sent its Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to persuade President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to admit the U.N. force, it was two days before he would even meet with her. Al-Bashir has a rather different plan for solving the problem: just before the Security Council vote, he launched a military offensive aimed at cleansing Darfur once and for all. The U.N. is warning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Save Darfur | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...spite of the stores that face relocation or possible shutdown, Leavitt and Pierce will not be forced to move...

Author: By Shifra B. Mincer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Familiar Stores Uprooted For Renovations | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...immigration and eagerness to please everyone. Now when any plan is brought forward to attempt to curb immigration or terrorism, there are screams of racism or violation of human rights. We are suffering badly from the legislation instituted under Tony Blair. Brian Wylie Oxon, England Why Such Discontent? In spite of all the efforts by western governments and Western news media to shield Pakistan from being branded "terror center" of the world, the facts just keep saying otherwise [Aug. 21]. It is understandable that the U.S. would want Pakistan to deal with the monster it has created. But sooner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Daily Hell of Baghdad | 9/16/2006 | See Source »

...charming European accent means you’ll manage little more in the way of conversation than a few fawning smiles and gushing “ahhhs.” The quirky teachers and strange advising policies are just a couple aspects of a rather vibrant concentration. In spite of a lack of difficult requirements, other than a thesis for honors, HAA will keep you on your toes. Just try to stay awake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History of Art & Architecture | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...their spending patterns that excite entrepreneurs like Mafatlal. In spite of the maharajas' opulent purchases of old, India has had a tradition of fiscal conservatism, of saving rather than spending. Yet the combination of a GDP rising at 8% per annum and one of the world's youngest populations (more than 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24) means spending power has shifted to those with a fever for fashion. Add to that the booming media in the world's largest democracy bringing brand awareness, plus the reduction of once punitive import taxes, and India starts looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art Of The Deal: Luxury's New Lotus | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

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