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...lose these members' dedication and expertise. Unfortunately, however, the election rules, which explicitly forbade seniors from running for positions on the interim committee, may have arbitrarily excluded those undergraduates with the most institutional knowledge. In addition to working with the six staff members and graduates whom Pryor will appoint, the members of the Task Force would do well to seek the input of these seniors so that the value of their experience is not lost...
...original announcement, IOP director and former Sen. David H. Pryor had indicated that he would appoint the committee chairs for the coming semester. We are glad that he did not do so, as the election process provides for more openness than would a hand-picking the leadership--especially after Pryor's sudden November decision to dissolve SAC altogether. However, this about-face itself serves as a reminder that students need a strong voice and permanent role at the institute. In this light, the IOP's elections are a positive sign; the more decisions that are reached by open deliberation with...
Bush, who campaigned as a centrist, must stick to that platform when he enters the White House on Jan. 20. He will be confronted by an almost evenly-divided Congress and an evenly-divided electorate. As a show of good faith, Bush has demonstrated an eagerness to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, which would be a step in the right direction. Democrats in Congress and across the nation should work with him on issues of mutual interest...
...will find it a lot more partisan in Washington, [but] I anticipate that he will appoint several Democrats and work hard to work across party lines," Hance said...
...Finding a middle ground "The fracas could force Bush to appoint more moderate judges to fill any high court vacancies because of the opposition that more conservative nominees undoubtedly would generate in the Senate confirmation process," Allan Lichtman, presidential historian at American University in Washington, told the Los Angeles Times...