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 Ex-Bin Laden Aid Sentenced To Five and a Half Yearshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long1.htmlBy William Glaberson
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Rejecting a prosecution request for a severe sentence, a panel of military officers on Thursday sentenced a former driver for Osama bin Laden convicted of a war crimes charge to five and a half years in prison. The sentence means that the first detainee convicted after a war crimes trial here could complete his punishment by the end of this year.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Unlikely Partners Produce Olympic Spectaclehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long2.htmlBy David Barboza
THE NEW YORK TIMES
For much of the past quarter century, the Chinese director Zhang Yimou made films that showcased his country’s struggle against poverty, war and political misrule to the outside world — films that Chinese, for the most part, never saw.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation From Helper to Top Suspect In Anthrax Casehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long3.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long3.htmlBy Rachel Swarns and Eric Lipton
THE NEW YORK TIMES
In December 2002, federal investigators scoured an icy pond on a snow-covered mountain near Frederick, Md., hunting for clues that would lead to the anthrax killer.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Coalition Moves to Impeach Musharraf, Raising Fears of Crisishttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long4.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long4.htmlBy Jane Perlez
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A move by Pakistan’s usually fractious governing coalition on Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf left the country on the brink of a political crisis that threatened to paralyze the government at a critical moment when the United States is demanding greater action against militants based here.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Separatist Fighting Worsens in Georgia Border Regionhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long5.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/long5.htmlBy Michael Schwirtz
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Fighting in the border region between the former Soviet republic of Georgia and a breakaway Georgian enclave has reached its highest level in years, with Georgia saying that up to 10 civilians and soldiers had been killed in violence that erupted overnight on Wednesday and lasted throughout the day on Thursday.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/shorts1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/shorts1.htmlBy Matthew L. WaldMichael LuoThomas Fuller and Steven Lee MyersThe Environmental Protection Agency rejected on Thursday a request to cut the federal government’s quota for the use of ethanol in cars, concluding, at least for now, that the national goal of reducing oil use trumps any effect on food prices from making fuel from corn.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/shorts2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/shorts2.htmlBy Michael M. GrynbaumCarter DoughertyEdward WongKenneth ChangAmericans sought out more bargains and cheaper goods in July, leaving the nation’s biggest retailers bracing for a painful back-to-school shopping season.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Cool Pattern Continueshttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/weather.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/weather.htmlBy Angela Zalucha
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
Those without air conditioning may rejoice — high temperatures for this weekend and next week look to remain near or below the average high of 80°F for this time of year. Today, the wind continues to blow from the east, bringing cold air from above the ocean. Temperatures will top out in the low 70s, accompanied by clouds and a chance for more thunderstorms. Saturday looks to be quite pleasant, as winds change to westerly and we get the warmer inland air. We should finally get some sunshine, as well as lower dew points (the dew point is a measure of the absolute moisture content of the air). The chance for thunderstorms returns Sunday night, with a chance of showers each day next week.]]>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Fed Sees Turmoil Lasting Longer Than Expectedhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long1.htmlBy Stephen Labaton
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Federal policymakers have concluded that the turmoil plaguing the housing and financial markets is likely to spill deep into 2009, becoming one of the most significant domestic problems to confront the next president when he steps into the Oval Office in January.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Richest Nations Pledge To Halve Greenhouse Gashttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long2.htmlBy Sheryl Gay Stolberg
THE NEW YORK TIMES
President Bush and leaders of the world’s richest nations pledged Tuesday to “move toward a low-carbon society” by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, the latest step in a long evolution by a president who for years played down the threat of global warming.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation U.S. and Czechs Sign Accord on Ballistic Missile Shieldhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long3.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long3.htmlBy Judy Dempsey and Dan Bilefsky
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The United States and the Czech Republic signed a landmark accord on Tuesday to allow the Pentagon to deploy part of its widely debated anti-ballistic missile shield on territory once occupied by Soviet troops.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Issues Remain for Beijing Games, Says Int’l Olympic Committeehttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long4.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long4.htmlBy Jim Yardley
THE NEW YORK TIMES
With a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday praised the city’s preparations but also cited two “open issues” that remain: whether the city can deliver good air quality and fulfill promises to allow television networks to broadcast from non-Olympic sites.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Oil Prices Plunge for Second Consecutive Day Yesterdayhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long5.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/long5.htmlBy Clifford Krauss
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Oil prices headed in an unusual direction — down — for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, leaving energy experts to wonder whether the drop is the beginning of a lasting trend or just a brief pause before another surge.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts1.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts1.htmlBy Alan CowellRobert PearCampbell RobertsonA senior Iranian official was quoted Tuesday as threatening that Iran would respond to any military attack by striking Israel and America’s vital interests around the globe.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts2.htmlhttp://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N29/shorts2.htmlBy Somini SenguptaSteven ErlangerJohn M. BroderChoe Sang-HunThe suicide bombing on Monday outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul was the latest and most audacious attack in recent months on Indian interests in Afghanistan, where New Delhi, since helping to topple the Taliban in 2001, has staked its largest outside aid package ever.]]>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation