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...family and everyone associated (with Hariri) are eager to know the truth” regarding Hariri’s death and are eager to see the full culmination of the U.N. probe, Thompson said...
...During a news conference in the Rose Garden in September when Bush was being hammered about his response to Katrina, he seemed eager to show how much he'd been studying and pondering the possible consequences of a flu pandemic for the nation and the world. He even recommended John Barry's epic The Great Influenza, about the epidemic of 1918, which new genetic research shows was caused by bird flu. Bush had started reading it in July and finished it at the ranch during his working vacation, the staff said. Despite the time, attention and enthusiasm Bush has brought...
...won’t make the argument here for any particular wage level. My beef is with the tenor of the discussion. Both sides have been too eager to attack the other side. This discussion isn’t about whether the Student Action Labor Movement (SLAM) is too radical or The Crimson is too conservative. It’s about the workers. It would be criminal to oppose a reasonable wage increase for Harvard’s workers because you don’t like the tactics or the personalities of SLAM activists...
Buoyed by the enthusiasm of “emcee” and Crimson Executive Abraham J.R. Riesman ’08, the Quincy Cage (in the basement of Quincy House) became the epicenter for indie rock enthusiasts at Harvard eager for free beer and music. Although it had been burdened with the disclaimer that the “first time is the worst time,” The Masquerock was a bona fide respectable rock concert of student bands, featuring Susan Putnins and the Sinister Turns (covering Third Eye Blind), Plan B for the Type A’s (covering...
...supporters. Alito looks to be a good beginning; the choice of the Yale Law School grad, who spent a decade working in the Justice Department for both Reagan and the first President Bush, has conservatives excited. In another move to rebuild support among his base, Bush seems now more eager to attack the growth in federal spending. He gave a speech last week calling for spending cuts to help balance the budget and pay for Hurricane Katrina; Congress is expected to debate the issue over the next two weeks. And White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove will talk...