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...those tired of racing to the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) at dusk to vie for a treadmill or elliptical machine, Zachary M. Subin ’03 has some advice. Try walking. Power walking...
...think that after Saddam Hussein there could be a democratic Iraq that would serve as a model for other Arab countries and revolutionize the Middle East. Unfortunately, a more likely scenario is that the many factions in Iraq--the Kurds, Shi'ites and numerous tribal groups--would all vie for power. In a postwar Iraq, U.S. troops would be caught up in factional strife and subjected to a devastating campaign of terrorism. Are we prepared to deal with that possibility? H. DAVID TEITELBAUM Redwood City, Calif...
...Left must always be modulated, so sweetly whisperingly NPR, when the Right has made its voice heard by shouting. And if you didn't care for Moore's hectoring as political discourse, think of it as a tonic or toxic dose of Reality TV. Tonight on "Fear Factor": contestants vie to endure a Michael Moore diatribe for five enervating minutes...
...contracts to his cronies." The Foreign Office later said "it seems perfectly fair that if American money is being used, the work goes to American companies." True, that's fair in the U.S., where the relief agency USAID requires contracts to go to U.S. groups; but British firms must vie for British aid money with foreign competitors. The stakes, argues chief executive of the British Consultants and Construction Bureau Colin Adams, are not actually that high: "These projects are a steady, long-term grind, without vast profits." Yet he and many others still hope the U.S. will allow "steadfast allies...
...could ignite power struggles and vendetta killings that could trigger long-term civil strife or even the breakup of the country. There's no democrat in waiting to step in if the dictator departs. Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds would jostle for their share of power. Iraqi exiles would vie for supremacy with those inside the country who resent and mistrust them. Iraq has no tradition like Afghanistan's loya jirga that could give quick shape to home rule. That's why Administration hard-liners pushed to let the Iraqi National Congress, the controversial exile group encompassing the main opposition...