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...campaign, announced Wednesday afternoon in Columbia, S.C., on the eve of the first debate among Democratic Presidential candidates, is the joint project of two of the biggest education philanthropies in the nation: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Each is putting up $30 million to promote a grassroots, multimedia campaign - creating probably the biggest single-issue war chest in American campaign history. Once the world leader in high school graduation rates, the U.S. now ranks 19th, according to one study. "The future of this country is dependent on kids getting a great education...
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, meets with his Western counterpart, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, on Wednesday in Turkey, amid growing signs that the diplomatic process may be inching towards some sort of breakthrough...
...Unsurprisingly, the Israelis don't see it that way. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday vowed that the army would carry out "pin-point" operations using helicopter gunships to halt the rockets pouring out of Gaza. He ruled out a larger assault on the Palestinian enclave in Gaza, according to several military sources, because aside from causing more damage to civilian Palestinian homes, it is doubtful that a big offensive could stop the rocket crews. A drawn-out siege in Gaza last summer, sparked by the capture of an Israeli corporal, killed hundreds of Palestinians but failed to halt...
...Calif.), when unveiling a Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming—named in the spirit of bipartisanship, no doubt—gave it this benediction: “The science of global warming and its impact is overwhelming and unequivocal.” But then last Wednesday at the committee’s inaugural meeting, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the ranking Republican, countered: “One area where there is no scientific consensus…is the effects of climate change.” Common ground is scarce indeed...
...competing for Singapore in the international Fed Cup, a weakened Harvard team (3-16, 1-5 Ivy) lost, 5-2, to No. 67 Yale (10-8, 5-1 Ivy) at home on Friday and at Brown (9-11, 4-3 Ivy) yesterday, 4-3.The Crimson returns to action at home Wednesday against Datmouth.“I hate to lose to Yale, but I’m so proud of the team,” Graham said. “We started our season up at Dartmouth with a scrimmage, and now we get to end with some closure against...