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...spread of English in France, quoted President Jacques Chirac's statement "Nothing would be worse for humanity than to move toward a situation where we speak only one language." Come on! If that one language were French, Chirac would call it the best thing that could happen. As usual, he thinks that the only problems in the world are caused by Britain and its former colony, the U.S. I teach English in France, and the biggest obstacle to the children's learning the language is the general French attitude toward it. It's a pity that France feels...
...them before his own children. So experts on the secretive state were puzzled by reports last week that portraits of the younger Kim had been disappearing from public buildings. A Tokyo-based news agency that monitors North Korean media also reported that the national wire service had dropped the usual Dear Leader honorific it used to refer to Kim. Were these signs that his absolute power was slipping...
...students who remembered the two-hour wait for Busta Rhymes last spring. “I was thrilled there was no opening act,” Ilyinsky said, referring the short recording of “Fanfare for the Common Man” that took the place of an usual opening...
...said Nicholas P. Vines, a tutor from Leverett House. “But there’s not so much pressure on us because of the anti-keg rules.” He added that the rules might make the day “more boring” than usual, but that students were still having a good time. “They’re here for school spirit, but won’t pay much attention to the Game,” he said...
...soldiers evacuated their wounded, military sources said Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was readying to announce the end of combat in the recaptured city. As the fighting in Fallujah dies down, the Wolf Pack and the rest of Task Force 2-2 are due to return to their usual area of operations in Diyala province north of Baghdad. But with the insurgents showing little sign of giving up, the Americans face more battles ahead. The men of 3rd Platoon just shrug their shoulders at the thought. It's as though they were bred to fight. Says Fitts...