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...this reason, I would submit that it is not too early to discuss what a Clinton/Obama “arrangement” would look like. In my humble opinion, it should resemble the Tony Blair/Gordon Brown partnership, but without the wiggle room. Hillary at the top of the ticket but publicly committed to serving only one term. Hillary the decision-maker, but Obama given major domestic portfolios. In short, a partnership that contemplates both a woman and an African-American in the White House and Democratic dominance of the executive branch for (hopefully) the next twelve years...
...investment of time and effort beyond what is strictly necessary or merely entertaining. Of course, this sort of effort has its own rewards; if someone laughs merrily when you say “I’ve made a huge mistake” or tears up when you discuss the fate of Bodie Broadus, it’s enough to make you want to hug them. But unless you have a dedicated viewing partner or your entire blocking group develops an addiction, these rewards are few and far between. No wonder so many people prefer discussing movies; it?...
Three EAC members met with University President Drew G. Faust last week to discuss Harvard’s future sustainability projects...
...candidate's senior advisers huddled to discuss strategy. Amazingly, despite the fact that many of Kerry's congressional colleagues had faced similar problems with bishops in recent years, no one had anticipated the problem. "It never crossed our minds that this could happen," recalled Christine Stanek, deputy to Kerry's campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill...
...planet where they are most needed has been an uphill battle. In November, the State Department was short volunteers to serve in the embassy in Iraq and was threatening to "direct" - diplo-speak for "order" - 48 foreign service officers to Iraq. At a town hall meeting to discuss the staffing gap, one 46-year diplomat described a posting in Iraq as "a potential death sentence." After the hubbub, enough volunteers stepped forward, so no one was ordered to go to Iraq. But the incident laid bare the cultural aversion some tweedy diplomats have to the realities of the changing world...