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...their own individual pursuits.” The day-long conference, according to its Web site, was “devoted to acknowledging the achievements of Latinas at Harvard and across the nation” and addressing “the social, political, and economic issues that Latinas confront today.” As of last fall, 238 Hispanic women were enrolled at the College, or about 3.5 percent of the student population. Other participants at the conference included Noelia Rodriguez, a fellow at the Institute of Politics and the former press secretary to First Lady Laura Bush, as well...
...main challenge that Walker and the cast had to confront in their production was Grellong’s melodramatic script. The play’s complex intrigues come off as somewhat contrived—even though its story of publishing and plagiarism is not unfamiliar to Harvard—but the dialogue often rang even more false. Twice throughout the play, Elizabeth tried to win David to her side, telling him that unlike Chris, the two of them are “old inside.” Moments like this one, where the script was too self-consciously trying...
...candidates are willing and ready, whether they are able to answer the questions in a winning way will likely depend to a large extent on what CNN chooses to confront them with. The network's producers are well aware that part of the campaigns' original reluctance to participate was based on long-standing Republican suspicions about CNN's alleged liberal bias. CNN has promised that the questions will be appropriate for a modern Republican nominating process - although that surely means that the tone and substance of many of the chosen submissions (among the several thousands offered up for consideration) will...
...pursue a negotiated settlement at almost any cost. In 2003, then serving as a senior Vatican Cardinal, the current Pope was firmly behind John Paul II's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Indeed, many in Rome cite parallels between the current push from American hardliners to confront Iran and the walkup to the war in Iraq. "The Holy See hasn't forgotten what happened in Iraq," says one Vatican insider. "Seeing how that situation has developed, there is great, great prudence on the part of the Holy See. The judgment shown on Iraq weighs on the Iran...
Sarkozy sent a chill through the French intelligentsia last summer by calling for the "democratization" of culture. Many took this to mean that cultural policy should be based on market forces, not on professional judgments about quality. With more important adversaries to confront - notably the pampered civil-service unions - Sarkozy is unlikely to pick a fight over cultural subsidies, which remain vastly popular...