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...bombings and beheadings who had earned the nickname Afghanistan's Zarqawi. But his death won't likely damage the Taliban any more than Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's liquidation - or, in recent months, his lieutenants' - has slowed al-Qaeda's savagery in Iraq. Insurgencies are adaptable beasts: remove one vital organ and another will regenerate...
...Putin regime's major ideological resource. Thursday's rite sealed the four-year long effort by Putin, beginning in September 2003, to have the Moscow Patriarchate take over its rival American-based cousin and launch a new globalized Church as his state's main ideological arm and a vital foreign policy instrument. In February press conference, Putin equated Russia's "traditional confessions" to its nuclear shield, both, he said, being "components that strengthen Russian statehood and create necessary preconditions for internal and external security of the country." Professor Sergei Filatov, a top authority on Russian religious affairs notes that "traditional...
...author a U.N. push to break Syria's hold on Lebanon, and to seek justice for those behind Hariri's murder. And despite the major setback he suffered in 2004 when French voters rejected the European Union constitution he supported, Chirac's strong pro-European positions made him a vital partner for German leaders seeking to push ahead wit h EU expansion and consolidation. In stark contrast to Sarkozy and many other conservative European leaders, meanwhile, Chirac has continued to back Turkey's eventual entry to the EU as reward for its dedication to secularism and democracy - and to prevent...
Moreover, switching to CFLs could potentially produce a major impact, if everyone does it. And even if not, the individual stands to reduce energy costs significantly. But, more importantly, changing our light bulbs could be the first step in a vital process: getting everyone in the habit of factoring the environment into our consumption decisions. Until we start to make climate change, and the action it requires, a part of our daily lives, we will never find the popular momentum that is so desperately needed...
...employees on the Harvard campus should be treated with dignity and respect by supervisors, fellow workers, and other members of the Harvard community. A good employer's policies and actual practices contribute to the positive community interactions of students, faculty, staff, and other on-campus workers that are a vital part of Harvard's educational and research missions. No employees at Harvard should be subject to intimidation, retaliation, or abuse by supervisors or others in authority positions relative to the workers...