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...without nuclear weapons. Now, unless the U.S. goes back to the bargaining table and somehow entices North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons--something most experts believe is unlikely--deterrence and containment become even more important. "The tactical game with North Korea--trying to get them to stand down their nuclear program--is now pretty much over," says Henry Sokolski, a former Defense Department nonproliferation expert in George H.W. Bush's Administration. "Now it's a strategic game, containing them and waiting for the regime to collapse...
...Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) made the show an annual event with a different cause each year, according to HCC Promotion Chair Lauren P.S. Epstein ’07. The comedians scheduled to appear range from an Emmy Award-winning writer for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to a stand-up regular on Comedy Central. “The idea is that we can do two amazing things at once,” Epstein said. “We can provide a night of really amazing comedy for Harvard students and we can make a serious effort to raise both...
...Middle East earlier this month by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who tried to rally "moderate" Arab regimes into a united front against Iran, Hamas and the Lebanese militia Hizballah. "The U.S. has become very hostile to the Palestinians," one Hamas field commander told TIME. "We shouldn't stand by idly while the Americans are plotting against...
...Kean has a chance to stand out from the G.O.P. problems nationwide for a simple reason: his father. Governor Tom Kean served from 1982 to 1990 and was one of the state's most well-liked chief executives in generations. His service on the 9/11 Commission has further burnished his reputation as an independent-minded, moderate Republican, just the kind who can have success in the state's politics. Though his son has limited experience compared to Menendez, having only served as a state legislator since 2001, Kean's family ties go a long way in New Jersey. When...
...control of Congress, back in 1993, they passed a massive tax increase. They'll do it again if they can." Pelosi's office said in a statement after Bush made a similar remark during his Rose Garden news conference on Wednesday that Democrats' plans for middle-income tax cuts stand "in stark contrast to the Republican tax breaks for the super-rich...