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...only trick Musharraf has used in the my-rally-is-bigger-than-yours stakes. The government has directed teachers, professors and civil servants to attend, and commanded district and village leaders to bring anywhere from 100 to 1000 people from their towns to the rally. In order to transport these less-than-fervent fans, hundreds of buses, vans and mini-buses have been commandeered from transport operators across the region since Sunday, and parked throughout the capital. The government has promised to compensate drivers for the use of their vehicles, offering 2000 rupees, or $35 in addition to fuel...
...Today's rally may be important for Musharraf's eventual re-election campaign, but once again he is alienating the very people he should be courting. In consideration of the transport difficulties, the city government of Rawalpindi has declared today a holiday. Of course, what's the point of a holiday if you can't get anywhere. Then again, that may be exactly the government's point: all the more reason, after all, for residents to attend the rally...
...aims to facilitate student ride-sharing opened around midnight this morning, less than a week after some UC representatives responded to student criticism with a call to dissolve the initiative. The new service uses the Web interface at UCRides.org in conjunction with text messaging to help students arrange joint transport to and from common destinations such as Logan airport and New York City. “The goal is to get people to the airport as quickly and cheaply as possible,” said Tom D. Hadfield ’08, who sponsored the original UC Rides legislation...
...began negotiations with the University in December 2003 for the return of the bells. Talks stalled over the costs of sending the bells to Russia and the purchase of their replacements, which the University was unwilling to pay. Last September, however, a Russian metals mogul offered $1 million to transport the bells to Moscow and to finance their replacements. According to the Danilov Monastery’s website, the return of the bells represents “the restoration of historical truth in relation to the Russian faithful.” “As a scholar of religion...
...unanimously and with little discussion, but yesterday’s UC meeting was not bereft of contention. Subject to debate was last week’s legislation in support of the “UC rides” program, which was passed to facilitate the arrangement of collective student transport to Logan airport. The council’s support of the program sparked e-mails condemning the use of UC funding for such a venture. The discontent caused Mather UC representative Matthew R. Greenfield ’08—by means of an obscure constitutional rule of order?...