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...described the operation as a critical step toward lasting stability, but there's a high risk that the Taliban will melt back into Marjah once the NATO juggernaut pulls out and the area is turned over to Afghan administrators and security forces. Holding this ground will be the first true test for the newly minted Afghan army. A strong national army and police force are the linchpins of the Obama Administration's Afghanistan strategy, but until now, their efficacy and loyalty to President Hamid Karzai's government have been doubtful...
Brown’s vote on this bill has been widely analyzed as a heroic political move. The Christian Science Monitor wrote, “In his first big votes this week for a $15 billion jobs bill, Sen. Scott Brown stunned some conservative supporters by siding with Democrats...
Rivlin brings significant budgetary experience and knowledge of federal policymaking to the commission. In addition to acting as the first director of the Congressional Budget Office under President Jimmy Carter, Rivlin served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton administration...
...active member in the Robin Hood Foundation and the Mount Sinai Medical Center, both based in New York City, Dubin forged his first connection with the Kennedy School two years ago when he spoke before HKS students...
After years dedicated to shedding light on the work of the late Harvard Egyptology Professor George A. Reisner, Class of 1889, Peter D. Manuelian ’81 will become the first egyptology professor at Harvard since his predecessor’s death 68 years...