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...this country." This, despite the fact that Hastert's inability to control the Foley fiasco -both before the Florida Congressman was outed as an antic pursuer of adolescent House pages and after the scandal broke -could well cost the Republicans control of the Congress. Why was the President so eager to dump Lott and protect Hastert? Because George W. Bush prizes loyalty over competence or accountability...
...policy popular with politicians and unions, but one that eats up hoards of cash and causes logistical headaches as half-finished parts of aircraft are shuttled across Europe. The wiring snafus are a hair-raising example of what can go wrong with this system. Airbus salesmen were so eager to win orders for the A380 that they offered to customize the interiors. Bespoke tailoring might be good business on London's Savile Row, but it's a huge complication for heavy manufacturing. And the task was made harder by duplication. Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, and Hamburg, Germany, both work...
...track know that they want a career in business, others do not share that same certainty. For this set, the idea of a job that is structured around the two-year commitment typical of an analyst or associate is appealing. According to OCS Director Bill Wright-Swadel, students are eager to work for companies “who are not going to be upset that after two years [that they] want to move...
...While the purchase of a scale may help cautious first-years keep track of any extra pounds, student groups such as The Eating Concerns Hotline Outreach (ECHO) and the Harvard University Health Services also provide assistance. “We have nutritionists here all the time, eager to help you,” HUHS Clinical Dietitian Barbara Ruhs said, who added that she thought the site could be useful...
...Even candidates whose campaigns are focused on local isues were eager to show off their international credentials on Tuesday night. "I lived in Japan for three years. I speak the language," said Daniel Seals, a 34-year-old African-American from Chicago (billed in advance of his call to the Paris crowd as possibly the next Barack Obama) who is trying to unseat Mark Kirk, the three-term Republican representative from Illinois' 10th Congressional District, in the city's tony North Shore suburbs. To the Americans in Europe, Seals was pitch-perfect, insisting that "Rumsfeld needs to go" and saying...