Word: appointing
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...Surely the outcome of the elections in Germany provides a golden opportunity for the two largest parties to form a grand coalition [Oct. 3]. They can work to institute urgently needed economic reforms without taking exclusive blame for the temporary pain they will cause. The two parties could each appoint an equal number of experts to an economic panel that decides what the most suitable reforms are. Tony Pupkewitz Johannesburg...
...Meanwhile, Republican members of Congress, worried about wasteful spending, will continue their debate with the Bush administration over how to handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Sen. Tom Coburn has asked Bush to appoint a CFO to monitor Katrina spending, Sen. Judd Gregg continues to call for a separate government agency to oversee Gulf Coast reconstruction and Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to create special Medicaid funding for Katrina victims. The administration has declined to support any of these proposals...
...Surely the outcome of the elections in Germany provides a golden opportunity for the two largest parties to form a grand coalition [Oct. 3]. They can work to institute urgently needed economic reforms without taking exclusive blame for the temporary pain they will cause. The two parties could each appoint an equal number of experts to an economic panel that decides what the most suitable reforms are. Tony Pupkewitz Johannesburg...
...year history of HBS have either held degrees from Harvard or held professorships at the University, according to HBS spokesman James E. Aisner ’68. While the school’s first and second deans had Harvard degrees in economics and in law, respectively, every dean appointed since 1919 has been either a former student or faculty member at HBS. And Summers has preferred to appoint internal candidates to lead Harvard’s faculties.Any HBS dean would likely have to be familiar with the school’s unique teaching method. HBS’s faculty teaches...
...women to spend time clearing cedar with Bush on the ranch and pacing him on his runs, and over the years he got to know her well enough that he was sure she would help him avoid his father's fate. Presidents, especially those named Bush, must not appoint Supreme Court judges who, once robed for life, turn out to be squishy moderates. "No more Souters" was the right's rallying cry, so when he said he knew her well, knew her heart, knew she wouldn't change, he thought conservatives would be delighted...