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...again last week, Bush surprisingly opened debate on the tried-and-true rubrics of arms control. Gore had hoped to own the subject and has criticized Bush's "cold-war mind-set." But the Texas Governor cast the Vice President as the real foreign-policy troglodyte by proposing to upend the dominance of offensive weapons over defenses, long central to nuclear peace. As President, he said, he would unilaterally slash U.S. nukes, take the remaining ones off hair-trigger alert, then "invite" Moscow to follow suit. To keep the nation safe, he'd build a vast shield to protect...
...come to grips with the country's sources of power. Defining a superpower in terms of economic and military size leaves out the power that comes from being able to upset the system, even when done unintentionally. A new definition of superpower must take account of who can upend an order that has lasted for centuries. On this score, China is a superpower...
...Halley--who also holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles--said in an interview that she hopes to upend students' assumptions about identity politics...
...game that was originally scheduled for last Friday but was postponed due to rain, Brown scored five runs in the top of the ninth to upend Harvard 6-3 at O'Donnell Field...
...Crimson can indeed upend the Hokies (17-9), it will stand in good stead as it readies itself for the start of the Ivy season on April...