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...likely to win an election. He will then be ready to do battle with Gorbachev on a more equal footing. With a huge power base and an electoral mandate, Yeltsin will face a national leader who has never been popularly elected but has massive institutional power at his command...
...Leverett, the other in Currier House. But despite the discrepancy in location, the scheduling appears hardly daunting to Sundquist.“I usually have three dinners,” he remarks, before turning back to his screen.So goes the life of the UC’s second-in-command. Arguably one of the most visible people on campus, the fast-moving Sundquist, who while in high school was recruited by major colleges to compete in the 400-meter event, runs his schedule as smoothly as he used to circle a track.With his list of appointments written on a folded...
Cosslett, 52, is a general among road warriors, CEO of InterContinental Hotel Group, the outfit based in Windsor, England, that is the parent for the 148 InterContinental hostelries worldwide, as well as Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza and Indigo brands. And under his command IHG is invading new territory. Last year the company planted 26 more InterContinental flags, up 40%, including in Los Angeles, Red Square, Tokyo and Chengdu; Holiday Inn added 700 franchises...
...creationism.The Harvard Crimson: William Jennings Bryan was known for being maybe the most charismatic public speaker of his time. How do you take all of his background into consideration when you’re preparing to get in character?Ed Asner: He was a supposed great orator; he could command crowds for hours at a time. One of the things that draws me to Bryan is that he was such an admirable man before he became so personally situated on this dilemma.He was a great spokesperson for the farmer...he was regarded as a savior for the little...
...Saturday, 41 days and nine games later, the result was nearly unchanged as the Crimson (7-9) lost, 12-3, to the No. 13 Hawks (20-7). Hartwick, which is the highest-ranked team that Harvard has faced this year and had won 13 straight entering the game, took command of the game from the opening whistle. In the first quarter, the Hawks put away three goals to establish a comfortable lead, and by halftime, they had stretched that to a 7-1 margin. “We got outplayed, and we got out-executed,” head coach...