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...state of the union address last week, u.s. president George W. Bush restrained himself on the topic of North Korea, saying merely: "We are working closely with the governments in Asia to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions." That was it. Nothing about an "axis of evil" or "outposts of oppression." Leaving aside the question of how closely Washington is working with China and other countries that are urging Kim Jong Il to surrender his nukes, the President's statement, however brief, signals a continued commitment to the six-party talks, which have been stalled since June. North...
...chance to see episodes of the show “24” prior to their TV premiere and free of commercials, a qualification was made that the episodes be screened only once. The Council had no way of surmising from the show’s advertised topic that the plot would offend parts of Harvard’s population, and a tendency for controversial political bias in the parent company was judged to not be reason enough to decline the idea for a free advanced screening. Further, if any student group or students had been...
...govern as Harvard’s very public president, Summers has rightly broadened his interests while also trying to stay true to his academic roots. The two identities are, however, not without tension. Indeed, his latest attempt to spark discussion on the important topic of women’s under-representation in academia has run into a problem: instead of embarking on research to find out why women are under-represented in academia, too many people are instinctively interpreting Summers’ presentation of scientific hypotheses as an attack on women...
...since Habib was lawfully detained, he is not owed an apology or compensation. "Because of his former associations and activities," Ruddock says, Habib will remain "a person of interest" to the security services. And the dilemma of how to fight terrorism without abusing terror suspects' rights will remain a topic of interest to the public for a long time to come...
...topic today, people: safe sex. See this cucumber? Watch as we slip this condom over it. The audience gasps, but it's all in a day's work at the Cristina Show. Meet Cristina Saralegui (pronounced Sar-a-leh-gee), the vivacious host. For her millions of Spanish-speaking viewers, she might as well have a trademark sign after her name. Like Martha Stewart and Oprah, Cristina has created a hot brand: herself. And she may be in your home soon...