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...flipside of this sexual forthrightness is her concern about how she will be perceived when she enters the socially conservative world of politics. She is worried that people will dismiss her. “‘She went to Harvard, yeah, but she studied women,’” she says in a mock jeer. Menendez is so conscious of her effect on people that she even makes a gesture toward acknowledging that she tends to polarize them. “I know myself and I know the way people perceive me well enough to know...
...other grounds altogether. They have worried that the renewable energy fee might make people less likely to pay the student activities fee, which funds the council’s budget. Others have stated reservations about opening the floodgates to all kinds of new fees for worthy initiatives. But we dismiss both concerns as unwarranted. We are confident that helping Harvard become a greener energy consumer is of unique and singular importance, and it is one that has nothing to do with student’s desires to fund the council. The student body must take action now, and the council...
...often, I have watched Harvard students dismiss the council as a high school student council on steroids, with responsibilities ranging from movie nights to writing bad checks for student groups. Low voter turnout shows that people feel like they do not have a stake in the council—despite the fact that this is the most opportune time for change in the past three decades...
...question facing businessmen across Libya as the prospect of a full-force American return to the country builds. Back in Tripoli, Seif Gaddafi says the conundrum is "very classic," faced by countless developing countries. Then, as with most problems, he finds a reason to dismiss this one. "The story of Libya is different," he says. "We have a strong leadership--that is obvious." And thanks to $20 billion in foreign reserves from the country's existing oil business, Seif goes on, "we don't lack cash. We don't need capital." But Libya does need modern technological know...
...know you are confident that you can carry an American tune without offending the ears of those whose help you need across the board, from dollar stability to a happy outcome in the greater Middle East. The next time something like the Kyoto Protocol comes around, don't just dismiss European concerns with a haughty gesture. Instead, argue the American case and try to search for common ground, which Powell did not. And argue your case at the Cabinet table instead of deferring to keepers of the flame like Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. Failing that...