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...must expect to make sacrifices during these uncertain times, but it is particularly troubling that Harvard has identified outsourced custodians as its first superfluous expense. By targeting the lowest-paid, least-valued, and mostly immigrant workers at this university, Harvard sends a clear message that some members of our community are more expendable than the next. Service employees made sacrifices so their families could live better in even the best of economies. They saw no perks or benefits, even when the endowment grew at astronomical rates. Yet they are the first to suffer now that university budgets are in crisis...
...9/11, he in effect was referring to chatter - interceptions, rumors picked up by friendly governments, sorting through Osama bin Laden's propaganda. Look at the 9/11 Commission report, and although you won't see specifics as to how or when bin Laden intended to hit the U.S., it was clear he intended to. Even with a warning as vague as this, many argue, the FAA should have ordered the bolting of airline cockpit doors, among other precautions. (See pictures of the history of air communications...
...been on the radio for over 20 years and his nationally syndicated program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, now boasts a weekly audience of over 20 million. In 2008, he signed a $400 million deal with Clear Channel and Premiere Radio extending the show through...
...swiftly down the Rue de Rivoli, gray hair pulled back, looking like an iconic grandmother or retired grade school teacher. But as she runs a red light and speeds into a crosswalk filled with people, the woman slaloms her large bicycle between startled pedestrians - barking at them to stand clear despite their having the right of way. "Dégagez!" She shouts the order to give way. "Why are people so stupid?" (See pictures of the U.S.'s National Bike Month...
...Premier, opposes the idea of giving the Palestinians their own state, so Clinton's remarks are a warning that Washington expects right winger Netanyahu to abide by peace accords signed by previous Israeli governments. (Netanyahu says he believes in an "economic peace" with the Palestinians, but Clinton made it clear in talks with Israeli officials that a political solution must come first...