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...claimed on 9/11. Second, the foremost loser--after Iraq itself--has been Israel, whose leaders must now fear more than ever the new strategic maneuver room afforded Iran by the U.S.'s ineptitude. Third, the general war against global terrorists has been affected greatly by the failure in Iraq. Recruiting among Muslim ranks has been aided significantly, while America has squandered the upper hand in the world of ideas, which is the real battlefield of this conflict...
...trade war between the U.S. and China?with each side taking punitive, protectionist steps to shut out the other's products, services and investments?poses a real danger to the world's biggest economy (the U.S.) and the world's fastest-growing economy (China). Together, the two countries have accounted for nearly half of total global economic growth since 2002. China is now the U.S.'s third-largest trade partner, and that relationship, though prickly at times, is mutually beneficial. But it's possible to have too much of a good thing. "China is a developing country that saves...
...ensembles. “Boston is the birthplace of period instruments and performance,” explains Carole Friedman, the executive director of the prominent orchestra Boston Baroque, which is the oldest period instrument group in North America. The group has sustained its mission to create “world class recordings and performances of baroque and classical repertoire on period instruments” for 35 years, a lineage stretching back to the earliest days of the movement.Around that time, the booming recording industry funded early experiments with period instruments, according to Professor of Music Robert D. Levin...
...fare as well in his first start of the season, on Saturday in a 10-2 loss at the hands of Florida ace Bryan Augenstein. Haviland made it through the first two innings unscathed, but struggled with his location in a three-run Florida third. In four and a third innings, the sophomore allowed five runs, all earned, on six hits and two walks. Once again, the bullpen failed to stem the bleeding, yielding seven hits, four walks, and five runs for the rest of the game. Harvard saved the worst for Sunday’s 17-6 rout. Veteran...
...world may be anxious to see how Israel and Hamas deal with each other. But Palestinians are more worried about another showdown: between Hamas and Fatah, the organization founded by Yasser Arafat, whose members do not want to relinquish control of the Palestinian government to the upstarts. Both Palestinian officials and Israeli security experts say that a clash between the two forces is inevitable and could swiftly turn violent. The feud runs deep. Fatah members are secular, while Hamas' leadership is guided by the Koran. Palestinians complain that many of Arafat's old commanders are little better than gangsters...