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...capturing a majority. Preliminary official results released on July 5th gave former ruling party Fretilin 29% of the vote, while the National Congress for the Reconstruction of East Timor (CNRT), the party newly formed by popular ex-President and independence fighter Xanana Gusmão, trailed with 24%. The split vote means that East Timor - already fractured along geographical and socioeconomic lines - will most likely be ruled by a coalition government composed of squabbling members. "We will try to find agreement," says Fernando de Araujo, whose Democratic party may be a member of the piecemeal government. "But we have some...
...character of Puck most exemplified these deviations. Puck is, arguably, the strongest character in the play, linking the mortals to the fantastic fairy kingdom they are trapped within. Yet, the play featured a split Puck—Puck’s Yin Half, played by Catherine E. Powell ’08, and Puck’s Yang Half, played by R. Scott Lundgren—and thus a weaker one. Though the actors wonderfully portrayed the role, the division was unnecessary and confusing. The choice ruined the continuity of the verses, some of which are the most famous...
Gross, a former chair of the mathematics department, came to University Hall in 2002 as the dean of undergraduate education. At the time, the office of the College dean was split between a dean of undergraduate education, who oversaw academic matters, and a dean of the College in charge of undergraduate life...
...sides. This is made all the more difficult by the Quartet's refusal to engage with Islamic militants Hamas, democratically elected to power in January 2006 and now, through force of arms, the new landlords of Gaza. Will Blair have the chutzpah to speak with Hamas to reconcile their split with Abbas? And will the Israelis...
...cities and towns. All we have to do is launch one attack in the West Bank and Israel will double back on all of its promises to Abbas." The only answer, the commander said, was for Abbas to renew ties with Hamas and give up on trying to split Gaza off from the West Bank. "This is what the Israelis want, and we Palestinians, as usual, will be the losers...