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...even as Smith successfully trims a daunting budget deficit, his approach has struck a nervous chord among faculty members who benefit from the incongruent academic and spending methods of the school. Led by affiliates of some of the traditionally independent FAS centers, they have voiced concerns that an overarching financial mission could intrude into their own academic priorities...
...Dream,” the standout track on “All Days Are Nights,” signifies what potential there is in Wainwright’s new style. Employing an uplifting chord progression in a refreshing major key, Wainwright warbles, “The dream has come and gone / The earth lumbers on / The dream is back in space / Back where it came from.” Striking a fantastic, wistful, and yet powerful tone, Wainwright here describes a kind of loss that avoids the lure of saccharine self-pity. His imagery, of an earth...
...home, Hatoyama's ideas have struck a chord with those who want their country to chart a new course. For decades - ever since its defeat in World War II, in fact - Japan has struggled to define its role in the world. Though in many respects a political and economic power in its own right, Japan has remained reliant on the U.S. for its own security. (Japan's postwar constitution renounces the use of force in international disputes.) The stabilizing presence of the U.S. military in Asia is as crucial as ever to Japan, which shares the same neighborhood...
...minister's outburst struck a chord among Germans, who take their privacy seriously. "Data Protection War - Consumer Groups Call for Facebook Boycott," screamed the headline in the mass-market daily Bild. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations, which represents 42 consumer groups, accused Facebook of repeatedly flouting privacy regulations and advised users to switch to another social-networking site...
...Swapping e-mails and toting signs has been pretty effective so far. The current of anger coursing through the Tea Party movement has been the loudest chord of opposition to the Obama Administration's agenda, and it has forced Democrats to spend more time than they'd like playing defense, even after a landmark health care reform victory. Over time, fuzzy depictions of the movement have grown sharper, and polls - like this week's USA Today/Gallup survey that found 28% of people identified themselves as Tea Party supporters, with 70% of those classifying themselves as conservative - have helped define...