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...infants and supported six completed adoptions at this orphanage. Robert A. Maginn, who is the chairman of the Janzabar Foundation, called the fundraiser a “triple win,” benefitting the orphans, the students that participate in helping them, and Harvard College. HCC, the first college branch of a national organization founded by Matthew A. Dalio ’06, has raised nearly $200,000 since its inception in 2003, according to the HCC President Sherri Y. Geng ’09. The group has used this money to provide funding for surgeries, adoptions, and other operational...
...beat “Stranger’s Almanac,” “Heartbreaker,” or even “Gold.” But like any great artist, Adams knows better than to try to fill his own shoes, opting to branch out in new directions instead. And “Cardinology” just might make believers out of newer fans...
...into the fertile earth, was now inaudible. Roxanna, praying softly to herself, came over the top of a small hill and saw the river. No, not the river, although it was there. What she saw was a pale lump of flesh perched horribly astride a thick branch which reached over the river. She had seen the man before, she knew the blotchy complexion of his torso. It was Frederick. He was naked, weeping, singing, and frenetically stripping bark from the branch in little strips. They fell into the stream and floated gently away, heedless of Frederick’s wracking...
Does hiring Emanuel mean Obama will be bringing in mostly old Clinton hands to populate offices in the West Wing and Cabinet agencies? Not necessarily. The Democratic bench is deep, but it is deep in large part because so many Democrats earned Executive Branch experience during the eight years of the Clinton presidency. It would be absurd to imagine Obama bypassing all of that experience in the name of bringing in only fresh blood. Undoubtedly, Obama will also bring in loyal campaign staffers and advisers who are not Clinton-era veterans. But installing someone like Emanuel to anchor the White...
...Bush to Obama, but more importantly, I hope that the Democratic Party can transform itself from opposition into leadership. Since winning control of Congress, Democrats have not handled their newfound power as gracefully as possible—though admittedly there have been considerable obstacles posed by a hostile executive branch. Now, with the Senate, the House, and the Presidency all in Democratic hands, there are no more excuses. The laughs are over. It’s time to get serious...