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...whether or not these programs are evil, they're mighty dangerous. What should the Bush Administration do about them? Whatever it can, without searching for a spurious consistency in its approach to widely differing situations. In Iraq, as we know, that means using the U.N. inspections regime, backed by the possible use of force, to insist on Baghdad's disarmament. In North Korea, where military action is too dangerous--given the proximity of Seoul to Northern artillery--it means persuading those who have protected Pyongyang in the past to isolate it now. Practically, that means talking to Beijing--Deputy Secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Axis of Evil in Action | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

While there are many Web-based companies actively engaged in faux-diploma transactions, each of them legitimizes their dealings in a very different manner—while charging exorbitant prices for their spurious certificates...

Author: By Brandon C. Presser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Degrees R Us | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

...frightened. Most folks wouldn't appreciate Yoder's insistent calls; he can rant if he doesn't get quick action. Chester now prohibits Yoder from calling at least a dozen people who have complained about his phone manners. Even Equip for Equality, the nonprofit that accused Chester of writing spurious reports on Yoder, reluctantly told the facility earlier this year that Yoder had begun making inappropriate calls. Group officials say he left a message in January in which he promised to "f___ you up the ass in the newspapers" for not fighting hard enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Call Him Crazy | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

...case. Everyone is familiar with the stereotype of personal injury lawyers as ambulance chasers, but few people realize just how pervasively these lawyers are damaging American business. In this age of Enron, decent, profitable companies are being driven out of business by the costs of settling thousands of spurious lawsuits...

Author: By Alex F. Rubalcava, | Title: The Cost of Legal Extortion | 4/17/2002 | See Source »

...opposition to these spurious accolades, Warshall nervously clasps his hands and modestly confesses, “I don’t get the impression I’m the smartest math person here.” He has claimed no math-related awards since matriculating at Harvard, but at Phillips he attended MOSP (please, the “s” is silent) —the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program hosted by the U.S. Math Team (“as important as Olympic athletes”) at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. “We did math...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Revenge of the Nerd | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

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