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...Harper's real challenge is to position Canada for the post-Bush era. If the Harper government lasts long enough, past the 2008 presidential elections, he may be able to secure broad national support for some of the initiatives begun tentatively by the Liberals, such as stronger continental security arrangements, strengthening the North American Free Trade Agreement and developing a North American partnership with the U.S. and Mexico. Canada West Foundation's Gibbins predicts that once Harper escapes the shadow of identification with Bush Administration neocons, "he can lead the way to a genuine improvement in the relationship...
...from the storm-especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies (as Fatah did in Palestine). Bush's global-democracy, uhhh, crusade, is yet another triumph of spin over substance, a broad-brush carelessness that feeds off emotional election-day highs, flag waving and freedom rallies across the region but which has led, in every case, to severe hangovers...
...searching for Kirby’s replacement, Summers wrote that he would “invite a broad-based faculty advisory group to work with me on the search, in line with customary Harvard practice...
...search for Bill's successor as Dean will begin promptly. After consultation within the faculty, I plan to invite a broad-based faculty advisory group to work with me on the search, in line with customary Harvard practice. As the search proceeds, I also intend to consult more widely with members of the faculty, including the FAS Faculty Council and the department chairs, and to seek the perspectives and counsel of students, staff, and alumni. Meanwhile, members of the Harvard community are strongly encouraged to offer their advice and nominations, in confidence, by writing to me in Massachusetts Hall...
...Aside from briefly summarizing the eight curricular review reports, Kirby’s five-page letter touched on several broad themes in the review: the desire to “re-commit our Faculty to the central task of educating undergraduates,” a focus on “resisting pressures for early specialization and professionalization,” and a need for a “curriculum of choice, incentive, and opportunity...