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...House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi can appoint people to high-level commissions and direct millions of federal dollars to her district. But the lawmaker from San Francisco can't pick her own car. For security reasons, congressional leaders are required to ride in vans or sport-utility vehicles driven by Capitol Hill police. Pelosi, worried about environmental impact, is no longer content to ride in a gas-guzzling black Chevy Suburban. "I want a hybrid," she told TIME last week. A few Governors and mayors have already switched to hybrid cars for their official use. But so far, Pelosi says...
...Noting Harper’s “humanistic breadth and culture,” the professors urged the committee to appoint someone in the same mold—“a distinguished educator, of independent mind...
...create a student endowment fund to subsidize student groups and to produce a UC newsletter that would list student group activities around campus. Tara Gadgil ’07, running-mate of presidential candidate John F. Voith ’07, said that she and Voith would appoint two UC representatives to help student groups apply for funding from the UC and facilitate communication between student groups and the administration.When asked about cultural diversity in academics, Grimeland stressed that there should be more student involvement in curricular review. “What I’ve learned is that students...
...results, the SASI committed itself to increase awareness of South Asian Studies. Controversy arose over a section of the resolution that called for “representation on relevant committees and increased collaboration with faculty.” Under Section IV of the resolution, the SAA and SASI would appoint two students to the South Asia Initiative, the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, and the Standing Committee on South Asian Studies. Ricky B. Shah ’09 introduced an amendment that would allow the UC to work in conjunction with the SAA to select the members for this...
...CIVIL WAR HAS LEFT LIBERIA DEEPLY DIVIDED. WHOM WILL YOU APPOINT TO YOUR GOVERNMENT TO HELP HEAL THE WOUNDS? We will look at every political party, ethnic group and religion, and find people who meet our requirements of competence and honesty. Certainly we're open to discussing with Mr. Weah what role he might play...