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Amid what administrators characterizered as the tightest security ever to guard a dignitary’s visit to Harvard, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that his country will continue to combat Islamic extremism and support President Bush’s global coalition against international terrorism...
Your article on the Georgia crematory that failed to cremate hundreds of bodies [NATION, March 4] seemed to call for increased government regulation. The story shoots down its own argument, however, when it points out a similar case "in California, which has some of the tightest controls in the industry." If more government regulation is the answer, why hasn't it worked? Yes, it's horrible that things like this happen. But government can't solve every problem, and increased government power will not prevent tragedies like these. MICHAEL GEARY San Jose, Calif...
...might be easier to process this tale if there had never been any other like it, if this were just an inexplicable aberration. But in California, which has some of the tightest controls in the country, a Lake Elsinore funeral-home and crematory owner was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly dismembering dozens of bodies he was supposed to have cremated or buried and selling them to unwitting science labs. (His lawyer denies any wrongdoing.) Last December in Florida, several cemeteries were sued for allegedly crushing vaults to make room for others and for stashing bodies in nearby woods...
...third game, 9-2, but Austin, not to be outdone, held Witcher scoreless in the fourth, setting up the climactic final game. In front of a throng of anxious teammates and fans packed sardine-style outside the court, Austin ultimately prevailed, 10-9, in the afternoon’s tightest match...
...General Motors touts the CTS as a BMW fighter, and for once, they may be able to sustain the claim. Its 3.2 liter V6 engine is tied to one of the smoothest, tightest automatic 5 speed transmissions around (secret: it's the same transmission offered on the Bimmer 5-series) and the suspension is tuned like a cherished Stradivarius. This baby hums. Best of all: the CTS starts at a mere $29,990 - nicely competitive with its top competitors, the Lexus ES300, the Audi A4 and the BMW 3-series. And the only reason a cop would saunter over...