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...these problems,” Faber said. “Often what we see is that this isn’t the case.” In fact, he said, there are pockets of wealth and poverty within Cambridge. Since minority and low-income communities often have less political clout to fight environmental hazards in their neighborhoods, the neighborhoods often contain polluted sites. Faber said Cambridge’s large number of students and renters is another reason for the high concentration of pollution. He said these two groups are transitory and tend not to be active in local politics...
...them so soon after, especially if you’re subordinate to them,” says former SAC member Neeraj “Richie” Banerji ’06. THE ISSUESVoith, whose new leadership position on CLC has given him a much-needed boost in political clout, is now a much more attractive candidate than he was as a mere vice-chair.But whether he can accrue a track record impressive enough to compete with the SAC clan remains to be seen. Traditionally, SAC members make more attractive candidates because they can tout specific reforms such as 24-hour...
...lesbian student group will stage a sit-in and rally today to protest the renewed presence of Pentagon officials on the school’s campus.At the event—scheduled for noon today—protesters will call on the University to utilize its financial resources and political clout to aid in overturning the military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces.The protest coincides with a scheduled visit by representatives of the Judge Advocate...
...previous governments the Foreign Ministry has enjoyed less clout because it was held by minority parties of the governing coalition (current foreign minister Joschka Fischer, of the Green Party, being the most recent example). With the post in the hands of a major party within a grand coalition, the position is expected to gain in influence...
...integration. Cross-border bank mergers are common in the euro zone, but not in Italy, where the banking system remains largely a fortress under the eye of the all-powerful central banker. Although Fazio no longer sets the price of money, he has wielded every ounce of his notable clout. His stated goal is for Italian banks to be at the service of Italian businesses. In practice, this has meant keeping foreign firms out. It's a shortsighted view and dangerous: some blame the insulated Italian banking industry for the $9.6 billion Parmalat scandal of 2003, as the mega-leveraged...