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...perhaps because his administration is being buffeted by an ever-widening scandal at home. Seven government ministers have admitted to skipping their payments into the national pension scheme, and last week Koizumi himself said he had, at times, failed to make payments before they became mandatory in 1986. A triumph in Pyongyang would be a welcome distraction. The automatic winner in the deal is Kim, who appears to have Japan's leader at his beck and call. But if Koizumi gets the families out, he'll return to a hero's welcome...
...Iraqi children are just as likely to throw stones at U.S. troops or wave a charred helmet in triumph. The release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing Iraqi detainees has fueled public hostility toward the Americans. Iraqis seem to understand that their future is tied to the U.S. presence, but they're frustrated enough with the lack of security and angry enough at American mistakes to also want the U.S. gone. A USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll of Iraqis released last week showed that while 6 in 10 Iraqis felt that ousting Saddam was worth the hardships they have endured, a similar...
...critics say if you look beneath the surface, Brown hasn't totally delivered on its promise. McFrazier, who retired from the schools' top job last year, argues that while Brown may be a social triumph, it is an educational failure. "Brown accomplished what it set out to accomplish--to integrate schools," he says. "But has it done anything to improve academic success? No. It's failed miserably." Black students now have access to newer books in nicer facilities alongside their white peers, but as a group they still perform below white students, an achievement gap that has bedeviled two generations...
Harvard Raza hosts a celebration of all things Mexican with traditional food, music and dance. Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) commemorates the triumph of a small Mexican force over a much larger French force back, giving it potential to be Bill O’Reilly’s new favorite holiday. Tickets $9, $8 for students and seniors. 8 p.m. Lowell House Dining Hall...
...Ring cycle to spin off into Dead Alive delirium. That didn't happen. The old films could be anarchic; the trilogy had to be conservative. Jackson's duty, as he saw it, was to make a faithful translation of Middle-earth--a kind of transmedial cloning. His triumph was to oversee a production as mammoth as his early films had been intimate, and to keep the grand scheme in mind while enriching each screen moment. Moviemakers appreciated the breadth and depth of his commitment. Moviegoers reacted in awe. And studio execs learned that once in a while...