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Foreign reporters in Iran to cover last week's elections began leaving the country Tuesday after Iranian officials said they would not extend their visas...
...government officials were chiefly concerned about liability and the prospect that novice swimmers, imitating highly skilled surfers, might leap into Lake Michigan, especially in harsh winter conditions.) The move will effectively legalize surfing in the heart of the Midwest and make Chicago an unlikely beachfront in the war to extend surfing's influence across the country. (See 10 things to do in Chicago...
Until last week, that is, when fundraiser and Palin supporter Fred Malek pushed the National Republican Senatorial Committee - headed by Cornyn - to re-extend the invitation to Palin. The Alaska governor would be in the area, marking the 50th anniversary of Alaska's statehood with a parade in Auburn, N.Y., the home of William Seward, the former U.S. Secretary of State who spearheaded the Alaska purchase. The idea, according to a Senate GOP staffer, was to make her appearance at the dinner a surprise...
...entered the private sector, a drop from the 41 percent that joined the private sector in 2007. According to Ellwood, many Kennedy School students enter the private sector due to large salary differences, doubts about future opportunities within the public sector, and ineffective government recruiting. For example, private companies extend job offers far more speedily than the federal government, which can often taken nine months to conclude the recruiting process, Ellwood said. The mere weeks a private firm like McKinsey takes to make an offer can push graduates toward the private sector. And McKinsey can also pay a larger salary...
...awaited their fate in the reshuffle long planned to reassert Brown's authority after Thursday's elections. Their decision to jump first suggests that their loyalty to Labour - "I want to help the Labour Party to reconnect with the British people," said Blears in her resignation statement - does not extend to Brown...