Word: firestorm
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...without a weapon in sight (U.S. army photos showed the exact opposite; dead men, weapons draped, not a prayer mat to be seen). Any military success the men of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 1st Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade had was quickly swamped by a political and propaganda firestorm...
...made for a first-year property law course, which was posted on an on-line HLS outline bank. Explaining a case regarding racially restrictive property covenants, Camara wrote, “Nigs buy land with no nig covenant; Q: Enforceable?” The new information set off a firestorm at Yale, especially after the Journal’s editors decided not to rescind their offer to publish the article or their invitation to a symposium with the edition’s other contributors later this month. Though submissions to the Journal, like most law reviews, are usually anonymous, submissions...
...firestorm could end up hurting Canadian pocketbooks. If DP is forced to back away from its U.S. commitments, the Vancouver deal could be lost in the shuffle, says Darcy Clarkson, ceo of P&O Ports Canada Inc., which would prefer to continue operating the Vancouver terminal under Dubai's ownership. Notes Clarkson: "It shouldn't happen, but it's a source of anxiety." And that's not the only reason for worry. "We need to be concerned if the U.S. Congress decides, as a result of this, to review port security across North America," says Colin Robertson, an official...
...Review published anti-black and anti-Semitic material and personally attacked both faculty members and Freedman’s own family, he convened a series of University-wide meetings and conversations at which he delineated the line between free speech and personal abuse. Freedman was willing to confront a firestorm, and, because of his timing, conviction, and eloquence, he succeeded in marginalizing the Review.Freedman is not a “namby-pamby.” Nor was Derek C. Bok, an articulate leader of this University and of American higher education for 20 years. Other admirable leaders in the recent...
...president released the transcript of his remarks on women in science, and a second statement just hours after the Faculty voted a lack of confidence in him last March 14.The Corporation has yet to make any sort of statement regarding this month’s firestorm. But Glaeser said the board must go beyond issuing press releases.“What I’m actually looking for is Mr. Houghton to actually attend a Faculty meeting and make it clear what the rules are going forward,” Glaeser said, referring to James R. Houghton...