Word: assistive
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...credited with so effectively defending the National Security Agency's no-warrant wiretapping program after it was exposed in December that he helped turn a simmering scandal into a political win for the Administration--to a degree that President George W. Bush might have hoped for another assist when he nominated Hayden to replace Porter Goss as CIA director. "In personal appearance, [Hayden] kind of invites you to underestimate him," says a former national-security official who knows him. "Do not underestimate this...
...Calvert’s goal with 2:22 remaining, his 26th of the season, was the last of regulation, deadlocking the game in a 13-13 tie that was not broken until that third overtime.Cohen, Calvert, and Kane all had hat-tricks on the night, and Calvert added an assist to lead his team with four points.With the loss the Crimson ended the regular reason on a two-game losing streak and three losses in a row at home.“We thought we had them from the start,” Kane said...
Students should lobby for increased affordable housing, accessible legal aid, adequate income, and universal healthcare to fight homelessness, a panel of experts said last night. Cambridge Student Partnerships, part of a student-run nonprofit that teaches low-income individuals how to be independent and obtain governmental assistance, sponsored the panel. About 50 students gathered on the plush leather couches of the Lowell Junior Common Room to hear the five speakers. Panelists began by discussing the causes of homelessness. Macy DeLong, who said she was once homeless herself, focused on how mental health issues can lead individuals to lose shelter...
...been dismissed. “The whole thing was blown out of proportion,” he said. “And the actions were the result of the tenseness of the situation.” Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, HUPD accompanied an ambulance to Currier to assist a sick student. While an HUPD officer and EMT were entering the house, the officer spotted “an unidentified male leaning into the fully open side door of the ambulance,” Catalano wrote in an e-mail last night. “As the officer...
...category 5 storm, with about 100 cities and counties participating. During the exercise, which lasts until Friday, officials in the five hurricane evacuation zones will practice responding to an evacuation call. Part of the plan includes a team to coordinate fuel distribution along evacuation routes. ?With systems to better assist Texans with special needs, new traffic management and fuel plans, and private sector partners to oversee the distribution of food, water, ice and fuel," Perry said, "I believe Texas is a model in preparedness for other states...