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...While the UC has a lot of potential to do good, we feel that their proper role is not to embrace activist ideas on politically-charged issues like these," Reilly said...
...package, and how Harvard is doing in meeting related labor goals. According to Peter S. Rider, who is leading contract negotiations on behalf of the janitors, the two parties continue to disagree about what constitutes a fair wage for Boston-area workers.The Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), a student activist organization that says it represents the demands of the workers, has pushed for a $20-per-hour wage plus benefits for all of Harvard’s custodial employees.Union representatives criticized Harvard’s notion of fairness.“I’ve been frustrated because the administration...
California's Wilson, a moderate on abortion who espouses faith in activist government, also typifies the pragmatic breed of Republican Governors. During his first year in office he even raised taxes on upper-income groups -- not just to ease an emergency budget deficit but also to help finance programs such as health care and educational assistance for children. Like Weld, Wilson is often mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for the White House...
...also cast her vote for U2 front-man Bono, ?for putting a face on African poverty.? Brazile also welcomed the third recommendation from conservative Washington tax reform activist Grover Norquist, who suggested a pairing of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with civil right icon Rosa Parks, who died recently. Brazile hailed Rice's emergence as ?the face of American democracy...
...international conclave on democracy in Bahrain Saturday, departed from her usual rhetoric about Syrian support of terrorism to accuse the regime of abusing its own people. She cited Syria?s recent arrest of dissident Kamal Labwani. Afterwards, she told associates, she was deeply moved when a Syrian human rights activist came up to her, kissed her cheek and said, ?Thank you for not forgetting...