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...arrested before June 30 to face charges over the murder of a rival cleric a year ago. Local Shiite leaders had been working on a deal in which Sadr would agree to disband his militia in exchange for an understanding that he would be held only after the transfer of sovereignty. The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal has made it more difficult than ever for Iraqi politicians to support his arrest by the Americans, but Bremer is not inclined to let him off the hook...
...knee injury two weeks ago that had limited his snaps in practice—was surprisingly utilized by Harvard coach Tim Murphy in Friday’s Crimson-White game. Tyler, who began the transition from running back to wide receiver after losing the backfield battle to Northwestern transfer Clifton Dawson last season, made little impact participating at less than full strength…With Dawson sidelined by the coaching staff for what he termed “precautionary reasons” during the Spring Game, freshman Raffael DeLuca carried the bulk of the load rushing 13 times...
...other democratic leaders. The President does not control the money supply; the Federal Reserve does. Presidents cannot dictate their own budgets (as Prime Ministers can in parliamentary systems like Britain's); here, Congress has the ultimate say. Even worse, more than half the federal budget goes to entitlements and "transfer payments" like Social Security, where government is merely a conveyor belt transferring money from younger workers to older folks. What is left, "discretionary" spending, is a mere 8% of the $11 trillion economy Presidents are reputed to control...
...academic year, Wetzel gained release from South Florida and left Tampa. He intended to transfer schools, though he was forced to take a year off while he waited for colleges to review his applications. During the time, however, he spoke closely to both Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley...
...troops on the ground in Iraq continued to grow, with little sign of respite or resolution. The costs of "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in U.S. lives and treasure continues to soar; hostility among ordinary Iraqis to the U.S. presence appears to be growing; hopes have receded that the June 30 transfer of symbolic sovereignty to a yet-to-be determined caretaker government will improve the security situation; and the occupation authority appears to be improvising responses to emerging crises rather than to be pursuing a clear strategy...