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...successful strategy. Jimmy Carter’s presidency is a good example. When Bill and Hillary Clinton challenged the establishment early in his presidency, it only resulted in a reshuffling of the “system” in favor of Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America (a mistake that the Clintons both learned from). Another president who liked to advertise himself as a Washington “outsider,” Ronald Reagan, turned K Street into the lobbyist boomtown it is today...
Crocker added, "The capability and courage of the individuals who provide security under contract is worthy of respect of all Americans." As an example of the dangers faced by private security personnel in the country, he cited a Blackwater helicopter that crashed in Iraq last Monday. "One of Blackwater's helicopters went down yesterday - a hostile fire incident," the Ambassador said. "Fortunately no one was killed in that accident, but over 30 of our contract security Americans have been killed keeping the rest of us safe." A Blackwater official confirmed Crocker's account of the incident...
...hopes for the future, he has little positive to say about the current state of Russian moviemaking. "Russians seems to be good at bringing knowledgeable people to Russia and then ignoring every bit of wisdom they offer up," he says. "And corruption is just an enormous obstacle. A contract in Russia is essentially worthless. If someone decides to misbehave, you have little chance to bring a lawsuit...
...fresh corruption storm cloud is brewing over Arroyo's government. Members of her government have been accused of ramping up the price of a government broadband contract with a Chinese firm, ZTE Corp. The country's Supreme Court has issued a restraining order to keep the deal from going through for now. Opponents have resurrected old, unsatisfactorily resolved scandals as well, including one that involves her election victory in 2004. All this could slow down her government as Arroyo approaches her last two years in office...
Defenseman Dylan Reese ’07, former captain of the Harvard men’s hockey team, has signed a one-year contract with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL). Reese’s contract also includes an option for a second year. Reese comes to the Rampage by way of the Hartford Wolf Pack, another AHL team, for which he compiled four assists over 10 games last season. The Rampage is slated to open its 2007-08 campaign on Oct. 6. In his four years as a blueliner for the Crimson, Reese tallied...