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...after Chalabi, the U.S. risks alienating some of its few remaining allies in Iraq while inviting fresh doubts about its judgment--all at a time when the U.S. is trying to line up support for the planned transfer of power on June 30 in a last-gasp bid to stave off spiraling discontent with the occupation. "This is always the way the United States does things," Chalabi tells TIME. "One of the first things they do when they come into a place is turn their backs on their friends who were instrumental in bringing them there." About that much...
...facilitate voting and thus prevent another contentious election. Following California’s lead, many states began the transition from traditional punch card ballots to touch screen systems; yet, since the start of the switchover, many critics have come forth claiming that current systems are insufficiently equipped to stave off the threat of malfunction or manipulation. Therefore, many are calling for a paper trail, or “ballot receipts,” to ensure that in the event of a close or contested election, officials will have evidence of the actual votes. We feel strongly that this...
Rather, Wetzel won his singles match against Illinois in runaway fashion, allowing Harvard to stave off elimination and bringing the dual match to a 3-3 tie with just one individual contest remaining...
Within a week, Fourtou secured a credit line of $994 million, enough to stave off default but not enough to keep the firm running smoothly for long. A few weeks later, he borrowed $1.96 billion more. Then Fourtou took out his scalpel and started to operate. "It was a matter of survival," he tells TIME. "I had to survive the first days, then the first weeks." Even though Moody's did downgrade Vivendi, Fourtou has pulled the company through...
Peter identifies with Horan: after applying to 20 companies during fall recruiting, he didn’t receive a single job offer. What makes Peter’s situation different (and arguably worse) is that he transferred to Harvard during his junior year from another Ivy League school to stave off future rejection. Now, with the fear of having to move back to Michigan to live with his family, he regrets the transfer. “I thought coming here would give me additional opportunities,” he says, “but ironically I feel like I have...