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...Samuel Gilman, Class of 1811, had written his most famous hymn in honor of his alma mater’s 200th birthday. “Fair Harvard” would eventually become the melody sung at commencement and the centerpiece of a large and impressive collection of Harvard-inspired tunes. But, in 1994, 136 years after his death, the most famous lyrical change came to pass on Gilman’s original work. Fair Harvard now had “daughters” as well as “sons” and for then-President Neil L. Rudenstine...
...before you wince in pain and cry out that we have already been through this, spent years agonizing over “Fair Harvard’s” most controversial lyrical change, rest assured: This is not a chauvinist attempt to restore the patriarchal language of our dear hymn. I simply want to suggest correcting one glaring, but easily fixed grammatical and connotative mistake in one of our University’s most cherished traditions...
...years in a row. Kennedy "is a legendary lawmaker and I have the highest respect for him," Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for President and Kennedy's partner on immigration reform, said in a statement Saturday. "When we have worked together, he has been a skillful, fair and generous partner...
...fair to say that our hearts sank when the result was finally ratified.' CHERIE BLAIR, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, writing in her new memoir about the couple's reaction to the 2000 election of George W. Bush as President...
...This is not to suggest that Hamas is even vaguely reputable, even if it did win a free and fair election. This is not even to suggest official U.S.-Hamas talks. Those should be a reward for good behavior - perhaps not the recognition of Israel, which Hamas considers a matter to be resolved in formal negotiations, but a real cease-fire - for starters, the end of rocket attacks from Gaza. Meanwhile, the unofficial contacts that people like Malley have with Hamas are extremely valuable. They are the avatars of negotiation. In Iraq, the U.S. military has had quiet talks with...