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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...your article on the final days of the Bush White House: I was dismayed by the incomplete retelling of the Scooter Libby - Valerie Plame investigation. A major reason Dick Cheney pushed for the pardon was that he was not the original leaker. That person, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, was not even mentioned in your article. No underlying national-security crime was committed by the accidental leak of Plame's name (as demonstrated by the lack of charges), and as such, Libby's perjury was ancillary to the investigation. Gregory Eschbacher, Fanwood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...hour that on-campus parties, Felipe’s, and your liver all shut down. 2. The hour you’re likely to have your first drunk run-in with HUPD (see HUPD). 3. When the Kong, house grilles, and final clubs are still serving...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...Final Clubs: 1. Eight endowed all-male clubs, housed in their own multi-million dollar mansions. 2. The center of some students’ social lives (mostly female first-years’), they are viewed disapprovingly by College administrators and women’s groups alike. 3. Bastions of socioeconomic elitism. 4. Generally overrated...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

Punch: 1. Process by which sophomores and juniors are selected by final clubs (see Final Club). 2. The drink served at final clubs to unsuspecting freshmen. 3. A delicious fruity drink served at other times...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

Sections: 1. Weekly meeting with graduate students of varying teaching abilities and intelligence (see TF). 2. Meant to complement courses taught by big-name professors too busy to teach the important details that will appear on the final...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

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