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...scalps included John Prescott, who remained his deputy but lost his departmental responsibilities, and Home Secretary Charles Clarke. But why did Blair demote Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to a job running the House of Commons? Perhaps Straw's efforts to cozy up to Blair's likely successor Gordon Brown rankled, but he's generally considered an effective minister with excellent relations in Washington and European capitals. His replacement is Margaret Beckett, formerly the Environment Secretary, who lacks a background in foreign policy. A Downing Street source says Blair wanted to reward Beckett for her unflashy competence. Straw already had five...
...little value to the nation when our civilian leaders have poor judgment. Despite all his experience and expertise, Rumsfeld has shown poor judgment. And George W. Bush's failure to accept Rumsfeld's offers of resignation suggests that the President has also demonstrated poor judgment. LAWRENCE H. GORDON Honolulu...
...class of 2007 will be able to declare secondary fields in OEB if they meet the requirements.A secondary field in English and American Literature and Language might consist of six courses: three required courses, including an English 90 or 97 seminar, and three electives, Director of Undergraduate Studies Gordon Teskey wrote in an e-mail. He added that the structure of the secondary field is still uncertain, since the full department has yet to discuss the proposal.But, he wrote, “I see no reason why we will not have a secondary field up and running by the beginning...
...have come out? No,” Marine said. Students brought up issues of race, class, and athletic privilege complicating the alleged rape. “You can’t examine the incident without looking at class and entitlement to some degree.” OSAPR Prevention Specialist Gordon W. Braxton said. Winthrop Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment adviser M. Ellen Phelps, a Kennedy School student, said that disparities that exist in Durham—where Duke is located—between the white upper-class community and the rest needs to be taken into account...
...Rosen said. “I’m looking for the energy, optimism, and curiosity of Harvard’s environment to fire and energize my own.” Both Rosenblum and Hall see Rosen’s arrival as a complement to Peter E. Gordon, a professor of modern European intellectual history. Gordon, currently on book leave at University of California, Berkeley, had nothing but praise for Rosen, whom he called a “brilliant scholar.” “He’s definitely one of the leading scholars writing in English...