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Both Jackson and Sharpton pay lip service to the idea of broadening black leadership, but their actions contradict their words. Sharpton is convinced that Jackson cut short his sabbatical simply because he could not bear to be out of the limelight. Sharpton is no less eager for publicity. Their showdown promises to generate endless gossip and reams of breathless coverage. But in the end, it's just a sideshow. Given the growing diversity and power of the black community, it may no longer need an HNIC...
Ashcroft's devout Pentecostal faith, as expressed at the office, has disturbed some employees as well. New guidelines for documents bearing Ashcroft's signature bar the use of the word pride and the phrase "no higher calling than public service," both of which contradict the former Senator's religious views. Each morning at 8 he plays host to what he calls RAMP sessions--for Read, Argue, Memorize and Pray--in his office or conference room. From three to 30 participants chew over Bible passages, commit some to memory and finish with a prayer. Non-Christians are welcome, but many staff...
...wage for their workers, and have failed due to Harvard’s resistance. Harvard is the more powerful partner. In recent years Harvard has been weakening the unions representing full-time, directly hired employees by subcontracting. Joe Wrinn’s April 27 statement addresses but does not contradict this claim. And although some subcontracted workers have union representation, many of them do not. In addition, fragmented representation makes it more difficult for workers to take collective action or exercise bargaining power...
...results contradict expectations, showing an increase by 5.8 percent over the past decade. A similar decrease of 3.3 percent had been predicted for the city of Boston. Instead, the city has grown by 2.6 percent...
...slapping a lady when she told him he was sitting in her boyfriend's seat. Later accounts alleged that senior Kenny Harley started the incident by using his index finger to push the lady out of a seat that he claimed was his. Though some of the accounts contradict each other, none seem to paint a sympathetic picture of Bryant and Harley, who were both arrested...