Word: withdrawals
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...longer a secret, so I went to her office and tried to explain my situation. I left with the relief tempered by a new kind of desperation, as I thought that I would likely fail one or two classes and that the ad board would require me to withdraw for a year. I couldn’t imagine a more embarrassing and frightening consequence than being forced to leave my life at Harvard.Though one of my professors arranged a way for me to pass with extra work, I had done irreparable damage in my other class and was bound...
...shall die in the mountains / In whatever way / We shall die beside the Emperor." Visiting Americans also get a novel take on history in the museum's explanation that because the U.S. imposed heavy sanctions on Japan in 1941 and called on it to withdraw from China, Tokyo had no choice but to start the Pacific...
...says; all that’s required is one more “surge” of effort. But the harder we struggle, it seems, the quicker we sink. The only palatable solution is an orderly, well-planned draw down of troops that will ultimately culminate with a withdrawal. But President George W. Bush is unwilling to admit failure, and Congress does not have the wherewithal to force him to. Indeed, even if they could, legislating military strategy would be imprudent. We have reached an impasse, and the options do not look good. On one hand, Congress could...
...Hamas' leaders also hinted that if the international community fails to lift its embargo on the Palestinians, the militants might withdraw from the unity government and resume attacks against Israel. During a Friday mosque sermon in Gaza, Haniyeh set a three-month deadline for the international community to recognize the new Palestinian government. Otherwise, he warned, "We Palestinians will take a decision to protect our dignity and our interests...
...third consecutive survey. On Iraq, meanwhile, just 38% of respondents think the U.S. was right to invade, and only 37% believe "the new Iraqi government will be able to build a stable and reasonably democratic society." Given a choice of policy options going forward, 68% endorse proposals to withdraw most combat troops, either within a year or no later than August 31, 2008, while just 28% say troops should stay in the country "as long as needed until the Iraqis can handle the situation themselves...