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...wants to hear not only about the characteristics of the candidates, but also about the names that might be suitable,” council-member and Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan said...
Wisse told The Crimson last week that anti-Semitism was “one of the factors at play” in the run-up to Summers’ resignation, and she made similar remarks to The Boston Globe. Yesterday, German literature scholar Judith L. Ryan, who sponsored a motion of no confidence in Summers’ leadership, said that she wondered if Wisse “realized how hurt I felt personally by the allegation of anti-Semitism...
...clear: to defend our national interests," said French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin last week. Madrid is no different; late last month, Spain's Council of Ministers boosted its energy watchdog's veto powers over foreign takeovers. The regulator - stuffed full of government allies - might well scupper the German bid. Of course, some European governments dislike the idea of any familiar brand - from yogurt to automobiles - being swallowed up by foreigners, even if it's unusual for them to try to block such deals in the name of the national interest. With energy, though, the case for intervention is more...
...determined are the key players to grow by acquisition that they will look for deals anywhere. Should Spanish government-backed Gas Natural triumph in the scrap for Endesa - it may yet beef up its original bid to compete with E.ON's all-cash offer - the German group may switch its attention instead to the British market. That's in part thanks to a U.K. government that's "pretty relaxed" about letting power providers join up with foreign suitors, says Hendrik Van Brevoort, a utilities analyst with Putnam Investment in London. "They take the attitude, it's a regulated industry ... whoever...
...Vegas bettors favor Tsotsi, a South African fable (by Nobel laureate Athol Fugard) about a vicious thug who adopts an adorable infant. Two fact-based films have good intentions: Joyeux Noel, about the three-nation battlefield truce in World War I, and Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, a German film about the World War II activist tried and killed for protesting against Hitler. But the award often goes to the least-known film. That would be Don?t Tell, an Italian drama about a woman?s memory of child abuse...