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...elected to Congress since Reconstruction. Some political analysts blamed the fact that Jefferson succumbed to bribes on the poverty he escaped. Allan Katz, a New Orleans-based political consultant who has known Jefferson for more than 30 years, told The Boston Globe last year: “His perceived flaw among his peers has always been that, shaped by his humble beginnings, Bill loved money and desperately wanted to be a rich man.” —Staff writer Paras D. Bhayani can be reached at pbhayani@fas.harvard.edu...
...rush-hour traffic updates, it's getting tougher to hold listeners' attention. Facing flat revenues and competition ranging from iPods to music phones, the 87-year-old industry is scrambling to reinvent itself. But not even satellite radio or the new HD format addresses this analog medium's fundamental flaw: it doesn't give people any say in which songs they hear. If you don't like a track or a DJ, your only option is to turn the dial--or turn...
...largest flaw is that the implementation of the document’s nebulous recommendations has been left to an all-powerful standing committee. This has been the greatest weakness of the Core, as it allowed it to deteriorate into an inflexible mire whereby exemptions are few and far between and students are frequently forced to take mediocre classes that hold no interest...
...public routinely marvels over leaders who refuse to bow to conventional wisdom. Critics claim such "stubbornness" is the tragic flaw of a popular leader, but in fact, such fortitude is the welcome sign of a true leader. Public opinion may change on a whim—it faces no consequences—but a leader’s decisions affect an entire country. That leader is stubborn when he refuses to change a failed policy, but he is spineless when he changes his personal beliefs to curry favor with the public...
...Michael Moore: Canadians as a whole are pretty happy with their system. Yes, it?s a flawed system, and the main flaw is that it?s underfunded. The [in-depth] answers exist in articles and essays, and I?ll have them up on my website...