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Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip served the interests of peace, although that was perhaps not why Sharon carried it out. His emissaries suggested that he quit Gaza?a sandy, squalid quarter to which few Israelis feel any attachment?to win goodwill in the world in order to strengthen Israel's claim to its more valued settlements in the West Bank. Media reports recently suggested Sharon was prepared to unilaterally draw a border in the West Bank between Israel and what might become a Palestinian state, emptying Jewish settlements that fell on the wrong side. It's an interesting...
...China's tennis prodigies to vault into the top ranks, as the Russians have, they'll need one crucial ingredient: international competition. The country's tennis program once focused almost exclusively on domestic tournaments and obscure regional competitions. Four years ago China decided to strengthen its women's tennis team and started to allow athletes to spend more time on the WTA tour. Still, China's top women?currently required to hand over up to 65% of their earnings to the state?were obliged to skip Wimbledon last year in order to train for the National Games, a domestic version...
...Mubarak?s regime appears to be intent upon neutralizing reformers like Nour to ensure that his ruling party remains the country?s only viable force for achieving development and stability. To strengthen his position, Mubarak has adopted reform as his own agenda and promised change from within. Another part of Mubarak?s strategy seems to be to show that it is Muslim fundamentalists who pose the real challenge, and that his steady regime alone can prevent them from taking over and imposing an Islamic state...
...were eligible to vote in the elections. Between 200 and 300 students cast votes on the 14-person ballot, estimated outgoing CSA President Anna Lonyai ’06. In an e-mail, Brewer wrote that his major goal as incoming CSA president is to “strengthen the Harvard Catholic community and make the CSA a more inviting and welcoming institution to outsiders.” Brewer also wrote that he aimed to “develop better ties with other religious student groups on campus.” Lonyai described this past year as having been successful...
...folk. The day after Liu died at the age of 80, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, Qin Gang, announced that the government had nothing to say about him or his requests to return to China. "We have already reached our conclusions about him." Those conclusions, ironically, only strengthen Liu's legacy. They show that "two kinds of truth" are still with...