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Included in this wide array of research is work on the relationship between the FBI and Harvard, which Diamond believes was quite close on the basis of documents he has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. One such document- a memo from a Boston official to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover--reads: "It is noted that as a result of [half line deleted] on this date, arrangements have been completed for a most cooperative and understanding association between the Bureau and Harvard University...
Even if this contention is true--and several eyewitnesses suggest otherwise--Keating's explanation of the letter as "one of a kind" does not excuse it. The problem with the "private" document is that, almost by definition, it is not a one-shot parody; no one could conceive of, or be amused by, such a letter without accepting at least some of its premises...
Ratzinger's response is a ringing denunciation. Originally delivered in private last September at a weekly meeting of the Pope and his cabinet, Ratzinger's report appeared last week in 30 Giorni (30 Days), an Italian Catholic monthly. Though not a formal Vatican decree, the document is known to reflect the Pope's thinking and is the toughest theological attack yet mounted from the top level of the church...
...regulations, implemented by the National Science Foundation modify the highly controversial Circular A 21 which quires scientists who receive government grants to document carefully how they spend their money...
Lang began the crusade against A-21 back in 1966, when the new regulation required researchers to document carefully how they spend grant money. Many professors find these requirements irrational, particulary "effort reporting," where a professor must determine what percentage of his time he spends on certain tasks. In some fields where teaching, research and writing mesh inseparably, answering an effort report becomes a ludicrous job, says Math Department Chairman David Mumford...