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...Putin's threat is a pointed response to the U.S. decision to install missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic. The American justification is that NATO needs to extend its defenses against a potential attack from Iran, but few Russians accept that argument. Poland and the Czech Republic are a vast distance from Iran, so Russian public opinion needs little persuasion by the Kremlin to worry that NATO's true aim is to line up bases against Russia. Such fears have been growing since the mid-1990s. Presidents Gorbachev and Yeltsin had never imagined that NATO would recruit...
...company's credibility. Kleinfeld's future took a dismal turn on April 19, when his predecessor and mentor, Heinrich Von Pierer, most recently the chairman of the supervisory board and under whose watch the alleged crimes occurred, resigned under pressure. The board then took off the table discussions to extend Kleinfeld's contract, which is due to expire in September, until it had a better idea of where the investigation was heading. It was a prudent action, but Kleinfeld, disgusted by the lack of confidence, took himself off the table, telling the company he would no longer be available...
...Tilghman expressed pessimism over efforts of the federal government to extend its power over institutions of higher education and to “standardize learning and learning outcomes...
...subject in which they have an interest,” Feldman said, adding that this would change if students could count the courses for credit.Fewer professors attended yesterday’s meeting than the previous three meetings devoted to general education legislation. And although the Faculty voted to extend the meeting by 30 minutes, a number of professors left early, ending the quorum needed for votes on remaining issues.The Faculty will continue discussing the general education legislation at a previously unscheduled meeting next Tuesday.Interim Dean David Pilbeam, who is standing in for Jeremy R. Knowles as Knowles battles prostate cancer...
...group decided to try something new. Crimson Key’s usual duties consist of running freshman week events and giving special tours of the college. “Crimson Key is involved in providing a lot of services for the campus, but we realized we have yet to extend our involvement into the arts community,” he says.Several others Crimson Key members have been involved in planning the festival besides Noyer. Board members Monique A. Wilson ’09 and Timur Kalimov ’09 helped in the early planning and logistics. Jack Megan...