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...little-known Midwesterner named Abraham Lincoln established himself as a national candidate for President by delivering an intellectually rigorous dismantling of the constitutional arguments for slavery at Cooper Union in New York City. Ever since, politicians have stood on the same podium and given immortality their best shot. It was Howard Dean's turn last week--and his Cooper Union appearance provided an inadvertent insight into the nature of his campaign...
...these would have to be real soldiers, mentally tough, physically fit and combat ready. "Any peaceful checkpoint can become a battlefield in a heartbeat," said retired Major General Bill Nash, who commanded U.S. troops in Bosnia. There is fierce disdain within the Pentagon for the passive U.N. peacekeepers who stood by while thousands were murdered in Bosnia's ethnic cleansing. Finally, the Extreme Peacekeepers would have to be placed within the existing Army command structure, most likely in the special-operations command-home to the Green Berets and the venue where most civil-affairs training takes place...
...developing countries, led by Brazil, China and India. If the U.S., the E.U. and other developed nations failed to slash their hundreds of billions in agriculture tariffs and subsidies, the poorer nations would refuse to discuss issues dear to the rich, like investment rules and intellectual-property rights. Zoellick stood up, Amorim recalls, and said that while he couldn't agree to those terms, "I can't accuse you of being unbusinesslike." Both sides knew that global trade relations had changed. The impasse between rich nations and Brazil's "G-22" group collapsed the five-day Cancún meeting...
Michigan coach Red Berenson, who has won the Stanley Cup, two NCAA championships and the NHL Coach of the Year award and has universal respect in the hockey world, made a personal appeal to earlier this season. He stood with his grandson before a packed house on Oct. 17 and asked fans to stop the chant...
Just that long ago, the Harvard football team was undefeated and poised to make a run for its second Ivy League championship in three years. After defeating Princeton in a dramatic 43-40 overtime victory on Oct. 25, Harvard and Penn stood tied atop the Ivy standings with three league wins apiece...