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...confrontational approach, not the substance of her arguments, is the problem for some would-be supporters. Such prayer services seem "less about worship and getting closer to God than about making a political statement," says moderate imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West...
...Sands Macao casino opened last May. The Sands is already approaching $1 billion in gambling revenue (compared with an annual take of $450 million at Adelson's Las Vegas flagship, The Venetian) and is expected to break even in the next few months. Adelson is so confident in his vision of a Vegas of the East?an idea that he says came to him in a dream?that he's trademarked the phrase "Asia's Las Vegas." And why, by the way, does Asia need a Las Vegas? Says Adelson: "Because it doesn't have...
...earlier this year by analysts Copenhagen Economics for the European Commission. The study argued that removing the barriers would give a big boost to productivity and wages as well as increasing employment. Consumers would also benefit from lower prices as a result of greater competition. It's a grand vision, but putting it into practice is tricky. This month, the European Commission retreated on its proposed directive for liberalizing the service industry after furious opposition from the French and German governments. Charlie McCreevy, the Commissioner responsible for the internal market, told the European Parliament that the Services Directive...
...continues to the third, where they place explosive charges against a thin wooden apartment door. Two booms in quick succession echo in the concrete stairwell. The doors shatter inward in a storm of wooden splinters, and the Iraqi and American troops, identically outfitted with US-made M4 carbines, night-vision goggles, boots, uniforms and body armor, burst...
...opposition to Mass. Hall than ever before, though, will be a real challenge. Summers is right that the Allston expansion provides Harvard with the opportunity to create a brilliant new center of intellectual life at the University, one that will make Harvard stand out among its peers. But this vision won’t succeed if he can’t build adequate new Houses on prime real estate near the River, if departments in related fields get separated because one decides it doesn’t want to leave Cambridge, or if other entrenched Faculty interests have their...