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...this environment of overt hostility, it is unclear exactly what Nader hopes to accomplish other than further molding the American perception of third parties in his own image: cantankerous, irrelevant, and naively ignorant of practical consequences. But Soldier Ralph continues to fight on, like a houseguest who has overstayed his welcome by a decade or two. Maybe he’ll come to his senses and finally bring an end to the unfortunate dénouement of an otherwise distinguished career in public service...
...lucrative realm of management consulting. We disagree. Harvard Medical International, far from being a cash cow with debased values prostituting Harvard’s good name overseas, has an important and beneficial role to play at Harvard Medical School. HMI was founded in the early 1990s to accomplish two key objectives: raise funds for what was then a cash-strapped Medical School, and to increase Harvard’s involvement in global public health. Over the past two decades, HMI has proved highly successful in both capacities. After repaying its startup loan, HMI has posted consistently expanding revenues, bringing...
...countries, her outspokenness on women's rights in China and her tenure on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Obama focused on how he would do the job ahead: "My number one job as President will be to keep the American people safe. I will do whatever is required to accomplish that. I will not hesitate to act against those that would do America harm. Now, that involves maintaining the strongest military on earth, which means that we are training our troops properly and equipping them properly, and putting them on proper rotations...
...expression of viewpoints in and out of the classroom.” Diversity is vital to the primary goal of a university: not only to train the brightest minds of academia, but also to prepare them to lead in a world where different races play major roles. To accomplish that, universities have the right to use whatever criteria they think fair to assemble a well-rounded and diverse class...
...officials are hoping Iraqi security forces are able to accomplish on their own what volunteer fighters have against the insurgency in places like Anbar Province, where a confederation of tribesmen turned against al-Qaeda in Iraq and began fighting alongside U.S. troops. An estimated 9,000 Iraqi army troops are in Mosul working with some 1,400 American soldiers. Additionally, about 9,000 Iraqi police are in the city as well. But so far Iraqi security forces have yet to make a significant display of force in Mosul...