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This summer saw two major milestones, though both were largely symbolic. On June 28, the U.S.-led coalition transferred limited sovereignty to a government of Iraqis, ending the reign of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and placing control of the country—at least officially—in the hands of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Unfortunately, the transfer of power has not made the rocky road to peace in Iraq any smoother. Earlier this month, a second, far grimmer milestone: the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq crept past the sobering 1,000 mark...
...transfer of power may not result in dramatic changes. Hu has differed from Jiang on some domestic and international issues, but he is unlikely to introduce sweeping new political reforms. Last week, in a speech celebrating the National People's Congress, China's legislature, Hu said that Western-style democracy was a "blind alley" that China should avoid...
According to council bank statements that Lurie allowed The Crimson to read, the council bounced 95 checks in the late spring and in the early summer, resulting in $1,873 in overdraft fees. The checks bounced due to delays in the transfer of funds from Harvard to the council’s bank account, a pile-up of grant requests at the end of the spring and poor monitoring of the council’s available funds...
Mahan said he asked “really hard questions” and even contacted the Boston Globe to exert pressure on the administration to transfer money over to the city...
...irrigation and construction of reservoirs, allowing 50% of river-water resources to go to waste in the sea. India's politicians have a habit of ignoring expert advice if it does not suit their selfish interests. In view of the diminishing rainfall, India needs to construct more reservoirs and transfer surplus water from one area to another to increase production of food and hydroelectric power. The states should learn to share available water and help improve the economic condition of India's rural poor. R.S.N. Murthy Hyderabad, India...