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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Myers:I'm plenty willing to give George Bush credit for appointing women. Karen Hughes, Condoleeza Rice, Dana Perino...I applaud the president for that, and I'm not quick to applaud him on a lot of fronts. I'm not sure Hillary's argument had great legs anyway. More women is good for women, whether it's Republican or Democratic, not because it makes political sense, but because it makes government better. You shudder to think what his government would have looked like without women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rules According to Dee Dee Myers | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...organization’s efforts to fight hunger around the world. Danton said the money raised from the Fast-A-Thon would go to the Horn of Africa and Pastoralist Initiative. Danton also said she appreciated the size, diversity, and energy of the crowd. “I really applaud this effort [to raise] awareness about Islam in such a positive way and [think] that it is wonderful that you link to the issue of hunger,” she said in an interview. Fast-A-Thon Chair Tariq N. Ali ’09 said that the number...

Author: By prathama K. Nabi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fast-A-Thon Raises Money for Hungry Children | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...welcome the Crimson’s thoughtful challenge to the Government Department thrown out in their piece, “A New Course for Government” (editorial, Feb. 7). We understand that students may be discovering smaller concentrations outside the social sciences, and we applaud these adventures—though we continue to believe that no study is more important or more riveting than the study of politics! We believe that we have a complement of stellar teachers, second to none. Students agree—enrollments in our courses are high and growing. As your editorial points out, however...

Author: By Nancy L. Rosenblum | Title: Government Department Pledges to Revamp | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Pyongyang, and that the emotional power of the evening only grew from there. He was right. Several hard-bitten journalists, myself included, choked up at various points, and several orchestra members spoke of breaking down in the wings after leaving the stage as the audience continued to stand and applaud. U.S. diplomats, current and former, were euphoric. Donald Gregg, a former State Department and CIA official, who diplomats say has played a quiet but influential role in getting the Bush Administration to engage with North Korea, said he "has rarely seen North Korean officials seem more friendly and flexible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ballad Of Kim Jong Il | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...pundits were quick to applaud McCain's fatwa against the use of Hussein, and broadcasters began trying to report on the controversy without actually saying the name too much, dancing around the offending word as if they were doing a segment on The Vagina Monologues. In both cases, the word comes off as not quite illicit, but certainly a little taboo. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is Obama's Middle Name Taboo? | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

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