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...Meanwhile, at the county level, party officials are grappling with complaints. In Galveston County, for example, Democratic leaders announced they will appoint a local "credentials committee" next week to oversee another committee that is counting the votes amid multiple charges of irregularities. They include not checking signatures against voter rolls; taking sign-in sheets to campaign offices and failing to turn in the paperwork on time...
...fictional characters fared spectacularly well amid the uncertainty that followed 9/11. One was Harry Potter, whose adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland provided an exhilarating escape for millions of children, and not a few parents. The other was Precious Ramotswe, whose everyday adventures as boss of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana provided a reassuring escape for millions of adults, and not a few children. Sales of both novel series soared into the tens of millions, making Edinburgh, where J.K. Rowling and Alexander McCall Smith both write, a cradle of superstar authors...
...African stories in his spare time as Christmas gifts for friends. Born in Zimbabwe, he portrays Africa not as a cauldron of war, disease and children with flies in their eyes, but as a proud, tranquil and hopeful place, where people lead full, ordinary lives and savor redbush tea amid rising prosperity. Often they manage all this without ever meeting a white man. "The books don't ask, 'What's wrong with Africa? What can we fix?'" says Minghella. "They're about what we can learn from Africa, not what we can teach...
...health of our students, faculty, and staff,” Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith said in a statement. The improvements come one month after Athletic Director Robert L. Scalise assumed a high-ranking position inside of University Hall, as interim executive dean of the Faculty, and amid ongoing debate about the quality and healthfulness of food served by Harvard University Dining Services. “We do not want to be undermining students’ health. We do not want to be undermining community morale,” University President Drew G. Faust told a gathering...
...Amid the uncertainties, it seems clear Paterson's geniality represents a welcome change in Albany. "He's not a bully," says Perkins. "But he's not a pushover, either." If he is to succeed, he must be neither. Just weeks into his term, Spitzer famously dubbed himself a "steamroller" (an appellation he preceded with an expletive). The critical challenge for his successor is not to get steamrolled...