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...trying to ascend to the presidency from the UC’s Finance Committee, a body that has not traditionally served as a stepping stone to the top office, making her campaign’s ability to capitalize on student group support pivotal. With voting not set to begin until Dec. 12, time still remains for her campaign to tap into additional student group resources for support—a step that Eva Z. Lam ’10, president of the Harvard College Democrats, said could prove far more important than the endorsements themselves. “The impact...
...political ambitions, such friendliness is a part of his personality, not a strategy to win more votes. And Schwartz himself is not shy about defending his motives.“It’s kind of rude not to say ‘hi’ to people to begin with,” he said. “It makes your life a lot more pleasant [if you do].”“This is who I’ve been since 13—precocious,” he said.But after a CEB-organized Pep Rally...
...tailor their message for the broader public. While we have no qualms with the MIT experiment—which is clearly a well-designed research project conducted with human subjects who have provided informed consent—we believe that it is time for policymakers and concerned citizens to begin a careful and informed dialogue regarding the new role of privacy rights in the 21st century. Given the recent and explosive growth of social-networking websites and the increasingly broad abilities of search and service providers to monitor and interfere with Internet usage, the issue has grown even more pressing...
...federal judge appointed by George W. Bush demanded the liberation of five Algerian-born prisoners also held at Guantánamo since 2001. The reason: evidence of their purported crimes is lacking. On January 26 - six days after Obama's inauguration - a Guantánamo court is scheduled to begin hearing the case of Omar Khadr, who was taken into custody by American forces at age 15. He will be the first "child-soldier" to face trial as a war criminal in American history...
...dollars in the making, the Capitol Visitor Center opened on Dec. 2, featuring exhibits on how Congress works (or doesn't), plus artifacts like Thomas Jefferson's confidential letter to Congress asking it to fund Lewis and Clark's expedition. All tours of the Capitol will now begin and end at the Visitor Center. Admission and tours are free; make reservations online in advance, as tours fill up quickly...