Word: absently
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...Graham, Houghton, Bok and Faust enter the room and the press conference begins. Alan Stone, the vice president for government, community, and public affairs, addresses the crowd of about 50. Robert E. Rubin '60 and James F. Rothenberg '68 are the only two Corporation members absent...
...Power of Positive Thinking, published in 1952. Both, he says, are popular for the same reason. "People are looking for very simple answers to relatively complex questions," Argenti says. "I don't think you're going to find it in a little red, gold or black book. But absent a deep dive into the subject or a tutorial with a world-famous practitioner or academic, this is not a bad way to get some instant information into your system." Full of cartoons and bite-size nuggets of advice, the books are aimed at people who watch TV rather than read...
...very attractive to the Harvard community.” Attractive, even without the Harvard degree.So perhaps the “Vote for Obama, put Harvard back in the White House!” slogan won’t unify the campus this year. But even if Harvard is absent from national politics in the coming years, debate and dialogue over national politics will be big on campus...
...Neither Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) nor the DPJ can claim sterling feminist credentials - women are largely absent from leadership positions in either party - but this battle is less about baby-making machines than a suddenly struggling Prime Minister. Abe's approval rating feel to a new low of 40.3% in a survey taken over the weekend, down from a height of nearly 70% when he took office. More than 50% of respondents in the poll said they wanted to see Yanigisawa resign for his remark - and with elections coming up in July that could decide the control...
...Even absent last-minute obstacles erected by the Israelis, trust between the two Palestinian factions is running abysmally low. Privately, Palestinians close to Hamas were doubtful that a deal can be reached and a deadly civil war averted. One Fatah Central Committee member told TIME that Haniyeh and Meshaal are convinced the Bush Administration is putting pressure on Abbas not to strike an accord with Hamas. "The key to a unity government lies with Abbas going against the U.S., which he won't do," the official said. After the talks in Mecca, Abbas is due to meet with Secretary...