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...leading candidates are said to be Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61, Andrus Professor of Genetics Philip Leder '56 and Neil L. Rudenstine, executive vice president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former provost of Princeton University...
...Leder is a controversial figure in the politics of Brookline, Feldstein has been lightning rod of criticism in national politics...
While a leading economic adviser during the Reagan presidency, Feldstein took the unusual route of airing his disagreements with the administration's policy decisions publicly. Past federal economic advisers have generally refrained from open criticism of the president's policies...
...result, political clashes between Feldstein and other members of the Reagan Administration frequently made front page news...
Despite the political infighting, some still see Feldstein as tied to the Reagan administration. And although observers say his conservative politics will not hurt his candidacy, it has at least raised eyebrows among some students and faculty members. Although Feldstein's policy proposals are far from chapter and verse Reaganomics, he is an outspoken critic of social welfare programs...