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...made Lee the face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, especially during the territory's 1997 transition from British to Chinese rule. Under the current "one-country, two systems" policy, voters in Hong Kong may directly elect half of their 60 legislators, but Beijing retains the power to appoint the territory's chief executive. Lee has doggedly lobbied for greater electoral freedom for Hong Kong citizens. "Martin is for Hong Kong what Aung San Suu Kyi is for Burma, and what the Dalai Lama is for Tibet," says Carl Gershman, President of the National Endowment for Democracy, the Washington...
...right things from a policy perspective. It was important for the president to take on the issue of Social Security and the necessity of modernization. It was vital that we prosecute the war with a goal of victory. It was important for the president to appoint very qualified people to the Supreme Court. THC: Following President Bush’s 2004 victory, you said that you envisioned the start of a “permanent Republican majority.” Do you think the political landscape has changed since then? KR: I think one party or the other is going...
...very pleased that they have decided to put a student on the committee,” Sundquist said yesterday. The College’s decision comes after several months of explicitly rejecting the idea of undergraduate participation. While some on the UC viewed Sundquist’s appointment as a victory, others were uncomfortable that the Council was not permitted to make a recommendation. At the meeting before the vote, representatives Michael R. Ragalie ’09 and Tamar Holoshitz ’10 said that students who have already been part of the review process—such...
...Meanwhile, at the county level, party officials are grappling with complaints. In Galveston County, for example, Democratic leaders announced they will appoint a local "credentials committee" next week to oversee another committee that is counting the votes amid multiple charges of irregularities. They include not checking signatures against voter rolls; taking sign-in sheets to campaign offices and failing to turn in the paperwork on time...
Gross stepped down from the deanship last summer, leading Smith to appoint Pilbeam to serve in the interim while a search for Gross' permanent replacement was conducted...