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...best interim answer. It may not fully comply with democratic principles, but there are many other examples of pragmatism in our political design. Participation by foreign nationals is an obvious one. Permanent residents (those residing in Hong Kong for seven years or more), regardless of their nationality, can elect members of the Election Committee and the Legislative Council, and are not required to pledge allegiance to either Hong Kong or China. The Basic Law also allows non-Chinese permanent residents to be members of both the Legislative Council and the Election Committee. Again, these arrangements are not carbon copies...
...care if Hillary Clinton says 'I was wrong' about Iraq" [March 5]. After six years of Bush's refusal to admit having made a mistake, all voters, not just Democrats, understand that such a refusal is clear evidence of a lack of integrity. We the people will not elect another person who lacks the integrity to admit a mistake. Jules P. Kirsch, New York City...
...Sustainable Allston’s biggest supporters was Summers, whom Liscow refers to as “surprisingly receptive.” But sustainability seems to have outlasted the Summers regime: Gordon calls President-elect Drew G. Faust “very enthusiastic” about sustainability. “If everybody keeps rolling the ball in that direction,” he adds, “we’ll be able to get something done...
...report’s authors, said he was optimistic.“We need to put all our beautiful minds together to come with practical and sustainable strategies for teaching,” he said.OTHER BUSINESSTen members of the Faculty have already been chosen to assist President-elect Drew G. Faust in her selection of the next dean of the Faculty—the same group that advised Interim President Derek C. Bok last spring. At yesterday’s meeting, Dean Knowles praised Faust for the celerity of her work.“President-elect Faust is moving forward?...
...Sciences (FAS). The 10 members, only one of whom is on the UC, will discuss priorities for the next dean of FAS as well as recommend specific candidates for the job. They will make their recommendations to the Faculty advisory committee for the search as well as to President-elect Drew G. Faust. —Staff writer Nan Ni can be reached at nni@fas.harvard.edu...