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...post-Sept. 11 secrecy of the Bush era. The Patriot Act, which Congress passed just weeks after al-Qaeda's attacks and reauthorized in 2006, created sweeping new powers for the federal government that some critics on the left, as well as some on the right, see as unnecessarily broad at best and unconstitutional at worst. And in court, the Bush Administration frequently invoked the state secrets privilege - the right to withhold information that compromises national security - to block civil litigation and shield evidence from public scrutiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Liberal Democrats Reform the Patriot Act? | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...Castigating Iranian leaders on the nuclear issue has previously stirred broad popular nationalist sentiment in Iran, which benefited the regime. "The risk is the stronger the language you use against Ahmadinejad abroad, the stronger [he becomes] at home," says Dominique Moisi, senior adviser at the French Institute for International Relations in Paris. "But Nicolas Sarkozy has always been very vocal and visible - which can make him vulnerable for targeting. Still, that's how Sarkozy is, so that's what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Iran Nukes, France and the U.S. Play Bad Cop, Good Cop | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...Gorodentsev has been entrusted with the responsibilities of Lawrence M. Levine—the associate dean for information technology and chief information officer—until an appointment is made to replace him.The University urgently needed a competent individual to fill the vacancies—and Gorodentsev, with her broad administrative scope and interpersonal strengths, fit the bill, according to King.“She’s a utility player. She can do almost anything you throw at her,” King said. “The number of people who could just jump into a job like...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Interim FAS Dean Assumes Host of Duties | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...after convening a handful of focus groups and student-faculty committee meetings and conducting student surveys last year, the University has not presented any concrete plans for House renewal beyond the broad recommendations included in April’s report...

Author: By Bita M. Assad and Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Start Date Maintained For House Renewal | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...October, union leaders will have initiated broad-based discussions within its 5,800-person organization about the state of their current workplace to prepare for formal contract negotiations with the University, according to HUCTW director Bill Jaeger. The current three-year contract expires on June...

Author: By Esther I. Yi and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard, Union To Discuss Contract | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

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