Word: assertiveness
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Since then, however, the Overseers’ attempts to assert themselves forcefully in Harvard politics have often faltered, particularly after the Second World...
...encouraged members of the Harvard College Curricular Review to adopt the same interdisciplinary approach to introductory undergraduate courses. It was the president’s outspokenness that spurred even the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which for the past year has defined itself in opposition to Summers, to assert itself in ways that will have a lasting influence on FAS-Mass. Hall power relations. At his last study break with undergraduates on May 14, Summers’ parting words reflected his style—and his mandate—as a University president...
...Meanwhile, Canadians are wrestling with the shock of finding an alleged terror plot on their own soil, and debating what it may mean for Canada's role in the war on terror. Michael Wilson, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S., was quick to assert that Canada is on top of its domestic security threats, and to dispute New York Senator Peter King?s suggestion that there is ?a disportionate number of Al-Qaeda in Canada because of their very liberal immigration laws." In fact, since most of the young men arrested were born or grew up in Canada, this appears...
...members of Congress. "It's never been done before and its never been legally tested," says top Republican ethics lawyer Jan Baran of the raid. He predicts that if any useful evidence was gathered it will immediately be subject to attack by Jefferson's lawyers. "The Congressman can assert that the evidence was obtained unconstitutionally," Baran says...
...Random testing of dice has been in place only this past year, and thus far Gilmore has evaded scrutiny - although, conspiracy theorists assert, ACPCO may also be tampering with the supposed randomness of the testing...