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...President John F. Kennedy loaned India a squadron of C-130 transport aircraft, which flew regular sorties to resupply Indian troops. The effectiveness of the American planes left a lasting impression on many in south Asia's largest military, as Lockheed Martin's International Director for Business Development Edward Arner learned during recent negotiations to sell an updated model of the C-130 to India. Retired officers "still talk about those days and the plane with affection," says Arner...
...Perhaps they have a case. Edward Dahlberg once observed that “What men most desire is a virgin who is a whore.” Harvard men seem to want a genius who is a moron. While Harvard women spent their high school careers trying not to intimidate too many men with their intellects, Harvard men spent theirs making women swoon with their massive, girthy arrays of knowledge. Arriving at Harvard demanded adjustment. For if Harvard men are not intimidated by Harvard women’s intellects, Harvard women are not excessively impressed by the intellects of Harvard...
...than she did. But Clinton had considerable bragging rights as well. She won California, the night's biggest prize, and a slightly larger percentage of the popular vote and took particular glee in routing Obama in Massachusetts, despite all the hoopla that had surrounded Obama's endorsement by Senator Edward Kennedy and much of his family, as well as the state's other Senator, 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick...
...policy is shown to increase voter turnout, especially among young people. In 2004, almost 59 percent of voters ages 18 to 24 cast a ballot in EDR states, while only 41 percent of their peers in non-EDR states did, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. State Senator Edward M. Augustus, a Democrat from Worcester and one of the sponsors of the EDR bill, noted that the policy would benefit Massachusetts because it has “tons of students.” “If they get excited, they should be able to vote...
...World Trade Center yesterday to hear Democratic presidential hopeful and Harvard Law School alumnus Barack Obama speak on the eve of Super Tuesday. Taking the stage after speeches by big-name political supporters—including Governor Deval Patrick ’78, Senator John F. Kerry, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56—Obama told the crowd of thousands that “ordinary citizens have the capacity to do extraordinary things.” “I’m here to tell you that if you believe...