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Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 was taken aback when he was first told of the altered photo last week by a Crimson reporter...
...self-professed conservative. On the subjects of educational reform, shrinking the government, and reworking social security he was thoroughly confident: “privatization is the only choice; it’s a no brainer and people will see that.” I found myself taken aback. Here was a young man who had impeccable Republican credentials, and who had voted for George W. Bush twice, confidently predicting victory in struggles that have given conservatives nightmares for the past half-century...
...flyer, wave them about and then move on to the next issue. I don’t see how you’re any better. Where’s your brave progress? Where’s your social change?” I asked, exasperated and taken aback by this intense and earnest stranger...
...Deutsche Börse's management and the replacement of most of its supervisory board. As well as securing Seifert's removal, the investors also picked off Rolf Breuer, the chairman of the supervisory board, who said he would quit before year's end. Many Germans were taken aback by the sight of heads rolling at the exchange - a symbol of German capitalism - but not all believed "locusts" were to blame. Reinhild Keitel of Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger, a German minority shareholders group, describes Müntefering's interventions as "an absolutely scandalous election ploy." Dieter Hundt, president of the Confederation...
They were forgivably surprised to see me. Even Allard—apparently I had forgotten to RSVP—was a little taken aback. She gathered the team together and explained her plan for the practice in addition to why this crazy-haired reporter with too-small sweatpants and a black baseball glove was hanging around. The reaction seemed an appropriate mixture of apprehension and amusement...