The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper http://www-tech.mit.edu Headlines from The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper en-us Copyright The Tech 1881-2008 Guantanamo Camp Remains, But Not Its Legal Rationalehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long1.htmlBy William Glaberson
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Guantanamo Bay detention center will not close today or any day soon.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Critics Raise Cries of Sexism In Clinton Coveragehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long2.htmlBy Katharine Q. Seelye and Julie Bosman
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Angered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a “Media Hall of Shame,” starting a national conversation about sexism and pushing Clinton’s rival, Sen. Barack Obama, to address the matter.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Japan Wages War on Its Widening Waistlineshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long3.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long3.htmlBy Norimitsu Onishi
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Zimbabwe Detains Opposition Leader Again, and Aide Is Held Onhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long4.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long4.htmlBy Celia W. Dugger and Alan Cowell
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The standard-bearer for Zimbabwe’s opposition was twice detained by the police on Thursday, and one of his most important deputies was arrested to face treason charges.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation House Passes Extension of Unemployment Benefitshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long5.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/long5.htmlBy Carl Hulse
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The House took another step Thursday in a running political fight over unemployment insurance by ignoring a veto threat from President Bush and easily approving an extension of benefits for idled workers whose aid is running out.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/shorts1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/shorts1.htmlBy Miguel HelftLeslie WayneCarlotta Gall and Eric SchmittMicrosoft’s four-month-long courtship of Yahoo has finally thrown Yahoo into the arms of their biggest common rival, Google.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/shorts2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/shorts2.htmlBy Alissa J. RubinIan UrbinaJames KanterBina VenkataramanA leading Sunni political party’s headquarters in western Iraq was blown up early Thursday morning while in southern Iraq, where Shiite factions have been fighting one another, a powerful bomb was discovered on the road to an important Shiite shrine.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation The Heat Is Gonehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/weather.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N28/weather.htmlBy Jon Moskaitis
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
The series of hot days beginning last Saturday and ending last Tuesday was very unusual for this early in the season. Intense heating of the land relative to the chilly ocean (still about 60°F at the surface) typically supports a strong sea-breeze circulation, which serves to draw relatively cool air from Boston Harbor into Cambridge. During this heat wave, however, large-scale westerly winds generally did not allow the sea-breeze circulation to penetrate beyond the immediate coast line. The result was very hot afternoons, including as estimated high of 99°F (37°C) in Cambridge last Tuesday.]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Clinton Ready to End Bid and Endorse Obama, Aides Sayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long1.htmlBy Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her 17-month campaign for the White House, aides said. Her decision came after Democrats urged her Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Obama.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Scientists Say China Disregarded Warnings on Earthquake Riskhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long2.htmlBy Howard W. French
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Chinese scientists say that even before a final accounting can be made in last month’s earthquake in Sichuan Province, one thing is painfully evident: The huge death toll stems partly from a failure to heed clear warnings of a devastating earthquake in the area.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Zimbabwean Opposition Leader Detained by Policehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long3.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long3.htmlBy Celia W. Dugger and Graham Bowley
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Zimbabwean opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai and other party officials were detained by police while campaigning on Wednesday and were taken into custody, his party said.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Palestinian Leader Urges Talk With Hamashttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long4.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/long4.htmlBy Isabel Kershner
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, called unexpectedly on Wednesday for a resumption of dialogue with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move that could herald a breakdown of his peace talks with Israel.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/shorts1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/shorts1.htmlBy Jane PerlezKeith BradsherCarlotta GallIn its first substantial move since taking power, the main political party in Pakistan has proposed sweeping constitutional changes designed to limit the authority of President Pervez Musharraf.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation The Days After Tomorrowhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/weather.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/weather.htmlBy Mike Yee
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
My fellow members of the MIT Class of 2008, I know that this Commencement ceremony fills you with a variety of emotions, including happiness, excitement, nostalgia, and uncertainty. The same thoughts and questions are running through all of our heads: Is it June already? What am I going to do with my life? Can I really make the world a better place? Will anyone actually read my thesis? I spent a lot of time writing it.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/shorts2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N27/shorts2.htmlBy Catrin Einhorn and Susan SaulnyThomas Fuller and Heather TimmonsAntoin Rezko, a once-powerful fundraiser who helped propel the career of Sen. Barack Obama, was found guilty on Wednesday by a federal jury of 16 criminal counts, including fraud, money-laundering and bribery in an influence-peddling scheme that touched the highest levels of the administration of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois.]]>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation