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...deeper level, the McCain years would see a constant tug-of-war between the President's pragmatic head and his instinctive, idealistic heart. His impulse to denounce pork barrelers - "I will make them famous," he likes to promise - would compete with his need to curry favor with as many allies in Washington as he can find. His desire to leave a mark on history - by signing a Democratic energy bill or health-care-reform bill, say - would clash with his gut-level identification with the gop. Washington veterans agree that McCain's conservative ideas for tax cuts and health-care...
...Obama, who at times during his campaign has spoken critically of Clinton's two terms in office, returned the favor. He called Clinton passionate and smart, "a great President, a great statesman, a great supporter...
...plans to figure out what's driving the change. His two biggest priorities are lowering the number of technical fouls called in games - during the 2007 playoffs in particular, the refs called techs at an alarming rate, needlessly inserting themselves into the action - and tackling the perception that referees favor certain star players, which the recent report specifies as a real concern. Johnson has encouraged coaches and owners to contact him directly with bias complaints...
...role at the Provost’s office, Dean Hammonds successfully navigated this system with numerous proposals and initiatives related to faculty development and diversity. In order for the process to be effective though, everyone needs to be honest about his or her intentions. If the Dean does not favor a bill, she should honestly state that opinion, though it may be more politically prudent to use bureaucratic intrigue and encourage someone else to undertake the vetting process while she personally offers minimal support. Many precious hours of time can be wasted on such maneuvers, trying the patience of even...
...words were carefully calibrated to make the United States and Europe sound close together, particularly in the event of a victory next week by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. “If Europe were entitled to vote in your election, 93 percent would vote in favor of one candidate,” said Lamassoure, a former French minister of European affairs, of Obama, whose one-week summer tour through several European countries demonstrated the support the Democrat has abroad. “We need to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the next American administration to tackle the issues...