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...difficult to believe just how clear the answer is. Every year since 1992, the General Assembly of the United Nations has voted in favor of ending the embargo by overwhelming margins. The first time, 59 countries stood against the United States and two allies, with 79 abstentions. By 2007, the U.S. was facing down 183 accusers with the support of only Israel and two former territories, the Marshall Islands and Palau. A third such territory failed to determine whether we were indeed oppressing Cuba in “madness and fanaticism” and abstained. Et tu, Micronesia...
...Clinton's supporters stood for hours in a dimly-lit hall in downtown Columbus, waiting quietly for their candidate to appear. The last two weeks had taken their toll. Senator Barack Obama had drawn closer to Clinton in the polls, and a number of Clinton's longtime allies were calling on her to quit the race. "We've all been a little worried, honestly," said Sherry Pickens, 49, a postal worker from Pataskala, Ohio who has volunteered to work phone banks for Clinton the last few weeks. "Around the campaign office, it really felt like we hit a low point...
...Eight rivalry? Check. A packed, noisy Lavietes Pavilion? Check.Star power? Check. Sort of.As Harvard and Cornell prepared to do battle for the top spot in the Ivy League and a potential trip to the NCAA Tournament last Saturday at Lavietes, all of the Crimson’s star power stood at the ready.But Cornell’s?Now that’s another story, and one with an ending that left a Big Red faithful—substantial given the long drive from Ithaca, N.Y.—without much to cheer about.Jeomi Maduka, who leads Cornell in scoring...
...really that much of a geek?’” Grosslight said. He added that, upon later reflection, his colleagues pointed out that he tended to wear geeky sweaters and that it likely had appeared that he was “being stood up on a date” in the café. “I definitely came off as geeky,” Grosslight admitted of the beginning of the try-out process. “We talked about my horrible dating life.” Grosslight said he’s considering simply giving...
...venue worthy of the New York Philharmonic. About 1,400 people jammed the hall--a few dozen foreign diplomats and business people, the rest North Koreans. When Maazel took the podium, it quickly became clear that the evening would be one of emotion. North Korean and U.S. flags stood at either end of the stage, and the audience rose as both nations' anthems were played. For the next two hours, it was easy to forget that during the afternoon's bus ride, we had passed a poster of a giant fist slamming a helpless little Uncle Sam that read, SMASH...