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...This could have been a standard tale of adventure in an exotic land, interspersed with equally routine ruminations on the inner turmoil of the war reporter. It is Mealer's gift that even when he is covering what is, journalistically, well-worn territory - the fog of war, the addictive and atrophied life of a combat reporter - his writing is not only fresh but empathetic. There can be few more obscure battles than the struggle between the Hema and the Lendu in Bunia. However, with Mealer as a guide, the names of those two warring communities become as familiar and accessible...
...Rubin insists that he was not in a position to prevent the turmoil and that Citi has responded well in its aftermath...
...greater influence than they did under Greenspan,” Stock said, referring to Bernanke’s predecessor. “You really want to be able to trust the wisdom of the Committee.” Bernanke is a particularly relevant choice in light of recent market turmoil brought on by a fall in housing prices and the defaults on millions of mortgages, a surge in oil prices, and a decline in the dollar. “He should have some interesting things to say,” said Jeffrey S. Bramson ’08, an economics...
...Northern Championships. The team did not enjoy much respite at home either, dropping both of its home games in routs against admittedly difficult opponents. The season was marked by up and down performances, as the Crimson never won or lost more than two in a row. Amidst the turmoil of a demanding schedule, Harvard developed a sense of grit and perseverance, fighting through injuries and testing the limits of its depth to finish with a .500 record.The senior-laden squad looked to its most veteran members to provide the leadership and experience necessary to navigate its difficult road schedule...
...attention that swirled around Bhutto’s murder only contributed to the chaos, casting her as a Western light swallowed by a dark, anarchic world—in deliberate defiance of the former minister’s unresolved record of corruption and Western responsibility for some of the turmoil...