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...role in Allston development. The director of the BRA—the agency that oversees the city’s construction and renewal projects—retired last month after nearly eight years serving the city in that capacity. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is planning to appoint a new leader to replace the current acting director. The Mayor’s office declined requests for comment. In mid-January, the University unveiled an institutional master plan for Allston that forecasts development as far into the future as 2057. If Krieger were to assume the role of BRA director...
...president, Faust would likely be the search panel’s choice, according to the two individuals. But the committee could also decide to take more time in completing the search if it still has yet to gain the unanimous approval of its members. In order to appoint a new president, the six members of the panel who hail from the University’s executive governing board, the Harvard Corporation, must make a recommendation to the Board of Overseers, the less powerful alumni body. The recommendation is then put to a vote among the 30 overseers. Three overseers serve...
...order to appoint a new president, the six members of the panel who hail from the University’s executive governing board, the Harvard Corporation, must make a recommendation to the Board of Overseers, the less powerful alumni body. The recommendation is then put to a vote among the 30 overseers...
...been more inclined than her peers to acknowledge the Administration's missteps, particularly in Iraq, she has yet to show she has the ability or will to correct them. Her accomplishments as Secretary of State have been modest, and even those have begun to fade. She pushed Bush to appoint the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, only to see him ignore the commission's call to pull back from the fight in Iraq; instead Bush plans to send more Americans there. She persuaded Bush to back European-led negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and even offer to talk directly...
...Byrd prefers that Congress wait until January, when the new Democratic majority in the Senate could have a greater say in the proceedings. Although Dole did not get his way, his gambit spurred lawmakers to form two select congressional committees to deal with the investigation. He and Byrd will appoint a 13-member panel of seven Democrats and six Republicans. Incoming Speaker Jim Wright and Republican Minority Leader Robert Michel will choose a 15-member House committee made up of nine Democrats and six Republicans. Their public hearings will begin when the 100th Congress convenes in January...