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...core, an open invitation for Beijing to emerge from the secrecy that shrouds much of its military planning and spending. The incentive for China? To sit down, U.S. officials later said, with counterparts in the Pentagon and be treated not as an enemy, but as a rising power with valid interests in the Pacific and beyond. After the visit, China's foreign ministry spokesman said, "military ties [between the two countries] are facing a precious opportunity of development," and at a meeting in Beijing's defense ministry, the deputy chief of the General Staff, Ge Zhenfeng, told Fallon that...
Local residents opposing Harvard’s expansion have valid concerns. They fear that the Allston they know will be transformed into an astronomically expensive yuppie paradise in which they could no longer afford to live. They are also concerned that Harvard’s plans emphasize the enhancement of the institution over the benefit of the community as a whole. Classrooms and laboratories, they say, will take up space but provide little benefit to those unaffiliated with the University...
...investor confidence. SONTHI: Foreign investors worry about stability and security before they invest. It is our duty to secure this stability and security. Since Sept. 19, we have issued a clear statement to foreign investors that any agreements that have been signed or will occur in future will be [valid]. What we want is business as usual...
41¢ Price of the first edition of a proposed "forever" stamp that would be sold in limited quantities and remain valid even if stamp prices go up again. Successive forever stamps would be sold at going rates...
Admittedly, librarians are just trying to protect these children from the vulgarity and impropriety of the world, but their actions are in fact more detrimental to the maturity of children than they are helpful. If award-winning literature is not a valid source from which to build one’s knowledge, it is unclear what is. And ten years old—the age of the book’s heroine—is surely old enough to have developed the ability to cope with a few advanced anatomical terms...