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...option. But the most obvious nod to religious conservatives in the Senate involves the blockage of Clinton's nomination of James Hormel to be U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. Hormel is standard ambassadorial material--a businessman, a philanthropist, a former law school dean and, of course, a big-money donor to the Democratic Party. Under ordinary circumstances, Hormel's nomination would have sailed through the Senate with little notice. But Hormel, 65, is gay and a prominent advocate of gay rights, a background that drew the scrutiny and disapproval of groups like the Traditional Values Coalition and the Family Research Council...
...discussions, a person's role as a donor, if it's ever considered, is only seen as minor," Bayley says. "That's evidence of dedication to the University, but that same dedication could be evidenced in other ways, like participation on alumni committees...
...cost in the short term of lost wages would be far too great. However, a program which linked education with employment could certainly succeed: kids go to work for multinational companies, work seven to eight hours a day and then study--at company expense with possible government or other donor subsidy--for another four or five hours in the factory where they work. Such a plan where the benefits of education don't come at the expense of wages is one of the most promising options for kids trapped in the child labor racket...
Gordon, a former securities analyst for KidderPeabody and Marcus Schloss and a donor to theUniversity, said Harvard will be able to cover itstracks if this turns out to be a losingproposition...
...donor serves on Harvard's Board of Overseers Committee on University Resources and was also the main donor to Rosovsky Hall, the home of Harvard Hillel...