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...when Glenn disclosed in his opening statement that Huang might be willing to talk if he were granted some partial immunity, Republicans growled that it was "nothing more than an opening-day stunt." White House aides, who had been nervous that the retiring former astronaut might try to depart the Senate with a statesmanlike flourish, were delighted at his combativeness...
Undoubtedly, Harvard College is one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the world; its graduates depart possessing impeccable academic credentials and talents that have been inculcated and affirmed by rigorous standards. Yet, while a Harvard education fosters the acquisition of a tremendous amount of knowledge, the College does not necessarily encourage intellectual independence or nonconformity. In fact, the undergraduate experience often fosters traits which are diametrically opposed to the ethos of resistance to the status quo. Professors and courses which promote autonomy and resistance exist at the College, but I find them to be few and far between...
...summer before she was to depart for St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, her father, worried that she would bring no athletic skills to a boarding school that required every student to play sports, tried teaching her squash. After attempting squash, track and cross-country skiing, the skinny Remus finally was convinced by her older sister that crew was a sport that didn't require coordination but rather hard work, something that Remus was used to as an industrious student...
Marius echoed the feelings of his colleague, stating that "the depart...
...people to apply for a few hundred upcoming agent slots (starting salary for an FBI agent: $42,000). He can also take some solace from the fact that while a cozy office in a big law firm may look pretty appealing to him right now, he can depart in his own time; Clinton is in no position to fire him, given the ongoing investigations into campaign contributions. Does the White House dream of getting rid of him? "On the list of things we chat about over here, it's not on the Top 10," says an official. "And we never...