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...would be in the best interest of the council and the student body. If nothing else, the "impeachment" vote was a vote of no confidence in Burton. If a majority of the council members do not think he should even hold office, let alone serve as the second-in-command, it gives rise to serious doubts as to his ability to lead the council effectively in the coming year. Last month's skirmish over special election dates foreshadows the battles that are sure to come...
Rudenstine has taken command of the selection process and is working with a committee of eight others--four former Radcliffe Trustees, two members of the Harvard Corporation and two individuals associated with the Board of Overseers--to snag a top academic and visionary leader for the dean's post and get her to Cambridge before this fall...
...Wiranto, disgraced by a government report this week that held him responsible for some of last year's violence in East Timor, doesn't appear to be going anywhere: He even attended a cabinet meeting Wednesday, in defiance of the President's orders. Although Wiranto had been removed from command of the armed forces and promoted to security minister following Wahid's election last summer, the general who orchestrated the former dictator Suharto's resignation two years ago remains a powerful figure - particularly among a military desperate to maintain its prestige and control over the increasingly fractious nation...
...making little progress--Moscow put an optimistic gloss on the situation. Through the tame media, Putin declared that everything was proceeding according to plan. Russian forces have made a "breakthrough" in the campaign, reported Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev. The defenders of Grozny are disorganized and panicking, the Russian command announced...
...investigation also found that at the same time, more than 100 miles away, a second team of Air Force personnel preparing for another Global Hawk test was trying the system's "flight-termination" command. The Hawk, within range of both stations, intercepted the second team's command and dived. It was incapable of distinguishing between the signals...