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...time, Rudolph W. Giuliani, rejected the donation because of the politically-charged pro-Palestinian message that Alwaleed attached to his gift. In that statement, Alwaleed called for the United States to “re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stand toward the Palestinian cause,” CNN reported. “While the U.N. passed clear resolutions numbered 242 and 338 calling for the Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza Strip decades ago, our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns...
...Perhaps the comments of Herr and Rubin-Vega can be excused, however, as they did have to endure some rather disturbing images on their walls. What should not stand is the shameless exploitation of the vandalism by those with other agendas...
...Legislative Council looks likely to reject the bill too. It has no hope of securing the required two-thirds majority unless one of the following two things happens: either six of the 25 pro-democracy lawmakers are successfully arm-twisted to switch their stand, thus ensuring at least 40 votes for approval, or Beijing gives in to the demands of the people of Hong Kong and accelerates the roadmap to democracy. Neither will occur. Tsang has warned that, should the package be voted down, constitutional development "would come to a halt." Pass the proposals, he argues, and Hong Kong will...
...were, by the end, eccentric - akin to saying that a piece of music is better than it sounds. Bob Simpson, a Buchanan predecessor, subscribed to the mantra drummed into boys in short pants: catches win matches. He ran fielding sessions with relish, driving the players until they could barely stand. Buchanan, by contrast, is known for doing his best work in front of a computer...
...improvement over the current Quad if they are better linked to the river Houses and existing centers of undergraduate activity than Cabot, Currier, and Pforzheimer are today. The report mentions several potential locations for the new Houses, including west of North Harvard Street, where College athletic facilities stand today. This plan would leave Allston-residing undergrads only tangentially connected to the rest of the undergraduate community. And such a layout would lack even the positive qualities of the current Quad. The Quad Houses are clustered around a beautiful grassy field, which helps to symbolically connect the Houses. The aforementioned alternative...