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...Chicago, for example, Operation PUSH--Jackson's old civil rights organization--is busy organizing a boycott of Nike shoes because of that company's failure to appoint a Black to its board of directors. Seriously folks, the closest relationship between Nike and the problems of the underclass is the alarming frequency with which young teens are shot and stabbed for a $125 pair of Air Jordans...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Alibis, Excuses and Black Leaders | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

...handling" was even higher. Bush thinks of himself as resistant to manipulation of any kind, and Darman had been perceived as one of Reagan's dexterous puppeteers. But heavy lobbying by James Baker, who with Darman formed an inseparable duo in the early Reagan years, eventually persuaded Bush to appoint Darman Budget Director. "When we went to see Bush about the OMB job," said Craig Fuller, Bush's transition co-director, "we only took one name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dick Darman: Man in The Muddle | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...under a new plan, the president could appoint a Provost, who would take up many of the dean's academic duties. The Dean of FAS will then be able to focus on fundraising--something former Dean A. Michael Spence found was consuming disproportionate amounts of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: While You Were Away ... | 9/14/1990 | See Source »

...specifically criticized the Immigration and Naturalization Services for its ban on immigrants who test positive for HIV, the AIDS antibody. It has also asked Sullivan to appoint a new head to the National Institute of Health sympathetic to their cause...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Activists Picket Sullivan Speech | 9/12/1990 | See Source »

...under a new plan, the president could appoint a Provost, who would take up many of the dean's academic duties. The Dean of FAS will then be able to focus on fundraising--something former Dean A. Michael Spence found was consuming disproportionate amounts of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: While You Were Away . . . | 9/12/1990 | See Source »

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