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...Trials for so many high-profile politicians are likely to be long and sensational, and the military-backed caretaker body says it wants to go after dozens of other pols as well-a potential disruption that could delay elections further. No wonder this week's other big news-the appointment of a respected ex-bureaucrat to head Bangladesh's electoral commission-was greeted with only muted applause. It may be a while until he gets to work...
There are years when fashion is alive with a sort of electric promise, when each collection is a wildly inventive and witty romp through the wonder of clothing and last year’s styles by comparison seem frumpy and full of odd, useless accoutrements—such as shoulder pads. This year is not one of those years. This year in fact makes last year seem like a glistening beacon of originality, and leggings a glorious flattering invention (I know you may find this hard to believe; I do too, because I looked like Jean Paul Sartre...
...knowledge, each of those was shot down by small arms, not by missiles," Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told a Senate panel Tuesday before the latest loss. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of AK-47s in greater Baghdad. Other Pentagon officials wonder if the insurgents have gotten hold of a fresh batch of SA-7 Grail shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. While a primitive heat-seeker, its range of more than three miles is bound to find its target occasionally. Pace didn't have a quick solution...
...earn me better treatment, it was worth doing. Assuming an air of innocent stupidity, I said, ''Honestly, I still don't understand what Chairman Liu Shaoqi did wrong.'' ''You are not allowed to refer to a traitor as 'chairman'!'' they all shouted. When they quieted down, I said, ''I wonder if the material on which the Central Committee based its judgment was reliable. You know how easily people can be frightened into making false confessions.'' I couldn't resist this dig. I was sure they at least suspected that the case against Liu was manufactured. (After Mao's death...
...additional coverage of the presidential search: Woman To Take Lead? (Jan. 8, 2007): In its 370-year history, Harvard has never had a female president. But with several women under serious consideration, many wonder if 2007 will be the year that a woman finally takes the helm. Deft Historian May Be Harvard’s Future (Jan. 12, 2007): The Crimson profiles Drew Gilpin Faust, a renowned historian and dean of the Radcliffe Institute. Cech Bows Out of Harvard Race (Feb. 1, 2007): Thomas R. Cech, the head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a leading contender in Harvard?...