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...make matters worse, Ethiopian troops are leaving Somalia, and the AU’s armed forces cannot step in to maintain peace in the country. The AU troops in Somalia consist entirely of Ugandan and Burundian troops, and according to reports these troops are planning to leave the country, with the Ethiopians even staying longer than planned to protect their retreat...
...where any student will be able to come in and talk about what they want the UC to do,” he said. “The legislation itself is setting up a structure,” Hysen said. “[The bill is] not really a step one to fixing [the UC’s communications problem]—it is more like a step zero,” he said. The legislation is the first passed by the Council since the inauguration of Andrea R. Flores ’10 and Kia J. McLeod...
...stopped the state's unemployment rate from rising above 8%, while those on the left say his lowering of Florida's exorbitant property taxes has given the GOP-led legislature an excuse to make steep budget cuts in schools and health care - cuts that Crist last month had to step in and reverse amid citizen complaints. "I'm a fiscal conservative," says Crist, "but I just returned from visiting an unemployment office in Orlando, and something has to be done...
...blowout to complete the season sweep of Harvard. Hoyle limited the damage, but his effort was in vain. No. 14 Yale (16-5-1, 11-3-1) triumphed, 5-1.“My overall impression was that after having a great game against BU, we really took a step back,” junior Alex Biega said. “We didn’t come in with the same mentality.”The Elis dominated in all facets of the contest, but the Crimson’s ultimate downfall was the power play. Yale converted on four...
...Many expected this pope to focus on the universal Church and lofty theological treatise. But Benedict has not hesitated to step into the Italian political debate, most notably helping to bury a 2005 referendum on assisted fertility rights. The pontiff is keen to find seeds of Christian vitality in an increasingly secular Europe. And while most Italians are all but secular in their day-to-day lives, the Catholic Church and the pope's pulpit remain powerful forces in Italy's domestic politics. Upon word of Englaro's death, the Vatican's chief of health-related issues, Cardinal Javier Lozano...