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...outreach to Graham in search of a compromise gained steam on the eve of the blizzard that gripped Washington in early February. Obama convened a meeting on the KSM trial with his small group of advisers on national security, including Emanuel, top political advisers David Axelrod and Pete Rouse, Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon and Vice President Joe Biden. Also present was Holder...
Toyoda's appearance is the culmination of a month of unrelenting bad news for the company. On the eve of the hearings, a damaging July 2009 memo emerged in which Toyota execs boasted of $100 million in savings garnered through a limited 2007 recall. The company also announced that it had been subpoenaed by both the Securities and Exchange Commission and a federal grand jury in New York because of the sudden-acceleration issues. Toyoda vowed to "work vigorously and unceasingly to restore the trust of our customers." But he has a long ride ahead...
Harvard took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when sophomore pinch-runner Eve Rosenbaum advanced to third on a wild pitch and senior Stephanie Krysiak batted her home with a two-out RBI single up the middle. Sophomore pitcher Julia Moore pitched four innings of one-hit ball, but gave up two runs in the fourth on a walk, triple, and wild pitch...
Kaprow left the Navy last month after a 20-year career and visits to some 200 ships. Morale aboard the Churchill, he said, was the worst he ever saw - even on the eve of war with Saddam Hussein, when the Churchill launched Tomahawk missiles from the eastern Mediterranean toward Iraq. "I think the lady is mentally unbalanced," Kaprow said. "I don't believe she ever should have had command." (See more about the rise and fall of Holly Graf...
After about 10 days aboard the Churchill, concerned about poor morale on the eve of war, Kaprow visited Graf in her stateroom. "I told her, 'I'm getting some vibes - you're a nice lady and you have a hard job' - I'm telling her some of the junior officers are concerned and are really upset," Kaprow recalled. "I'm giving her the spiel, and she just goes bonkers and cuts me off. She said she didn't want to talk about it." (See the best pictures...