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...Greece not because of a lifelong dream to study abroad there, but because I lost out on a British fellowship. I based my application essay to the Center for Hellenic Studies on the advice of my stoner Classics buddies. Whether by intervention of the gods or professors with clout, I ended up on a plane to Athens. College students often use study abroad as a way to improve language skills, enrich term-time academic pursuits, or reconnect with their cultural heritage. I knew only enough conversational Greek to say “No, stop, I don’t want...
...local Republicans this fall) has made in 16 years in office was when she called Stephen Colbert vanilla in July. The National Governors Association doesn't let D.C.'s top executive join, even though its annual meetings are held across the street from city hall. In official Washington's clout-counting hierarchy, where lobbyists can seem more glamorous than lawmakers, a municipal election without the chance to move up the ladder doesn't mean much. You just can't get very far in national politics if Washington is your base, and in that Washington, that may be what counts most...
...Defense "It's a great victory" that no one at her macho Ministry even talks about her gender, she told Le Figaro last month; competence alone counts, and, by defending her budget, she's won the respect of her ground troops. If Sarkozy wins next May, she has the clout in the party to assure her a top post in his government. Nicole El Karoui Math Professor Few postgraduate degrees have the cachet of one earned under her aegis at the Ecole Polytechnique or the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (Paris VI). Banks snap up her students, who have...
...Hollywoodland was allowed to use a Superman costume, because the fictional figure is so iconic it's considered part of the public domain. But for the original 1950s' TV show The Adventures of Superman, Warners had more legal clout. The studio was highly restrictive regarding the new movie's use of the TV show's original theme and famous introduction ("Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive...") "They looked at the opening title of the TV series down to the second," says Coulter. "We had to re-shoot the entire title sequence." As a result, Hollywoodland...
...less special. There are seven late-night talk shows, so it's not what it was as far as clout. And people know if something great happens, they'll get to see it. So there's less urgency to watch...