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...Korea was in the midst of a horrific famine. "One night it just dawned on me. I wasn't here this time for South Korea. I was here for the North, to try to do the Lord's work and help people there. It couldn't have been any clearer." Peters formed Helping Hands Korea in 1996, and within just two years, as refugees tried to escape the famine, the beginnings of the underground railroad took shape. The organization's mission became more focused: helping North Koreans in crisis, people who really needed help getting...
...graduate students and how undergraduate curricular reforms could affect graduate students.According to McCarthy, Skocpol stressed during her meeting with the Caucus that she is working to standardize procedures amongst the numerous departments serving graduate students.“By making some of the rules and regulations a bit clearer...the staff will be able to devote more of their time to other things,” said McCarthy.Gordon said that the group felt it was important to meet with Skocpol, as much of the Faculty’s attention recently has been focused on undergraduate matters...
...Both Landrieu and Nagin have been criticized for dodging politically contentious rebuilding issues, such as proposals to declare some of the areas most devastated by Katrina's floodwaters off-limits for redevelopment. Landrieu said the next few weeks will give voters a clearer picture of where each of the candidates would lead the city. "I would suspect that whatever debates we have, and I'm sure there will be some, will be a little bit broader and more in depth," he said...
Presidents, like spouses, can send clearer messages with what they don't say as what they do. Consider the case of Treasury Secretary John Snow. In part because of his longevity and known desire to depart, his head has often been mentioned among those that might roll as part of an extensive makeover being contemplated by the incoming chief of staff, Josh Bolten. In fact, there have been so many reports of his imminent departure since he was confirmed in January 2003 that some people refer to the affable Richmonder as "Job." With that in mind, gauge the temperature...
...regime that could have the intensity of a campaign. Bolten will "expect everyone to be on the job in a new and invigorated way," according to a colleague. "That's the benefit, but the rank and file can expect things to be more rigorous." Associates say he wants clearer lines of authority and delineation of duties...