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...like us to air our differences, because they know we have got to have an honest debate to come to a good answer. But then they also think that debate ought to have limits to it. And I think they believe that for more than 20 years, we've gotten into thinking that people we have disagreements with are people we have to despise or demonize. They think that in turn it has had a boomerang effect on our country. It's kept us from solving a lot of problems and doing a lot of things we could have done...
...He’s realized now that we need him on the floor...and he has to stay out of foul trouble, and he can’t pick up silly fouls,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. “He’s gotten better this year, he’s as good as he’s been...when he’s not on the floor, we’re a little bit different...
...just ashamed,” he says. “I don’t want to say I feel guilty about the wealth I have. But I’m ashamed that we’ve gotten to the point in this country where we believe that being poor is just your own damn fault...
...decision comes just over three weeks after MBA Program Chair Richard S. Ruback revealed that HBS was reviewing its grade-disclosure policy, arousing widespread student opposition. Ruback said last night that Light had decided to move forward with the change earlier this week. “We had gotten input from the students and had gotten input from alums and faculty,” Ruback said. “At the same time students had finished their classes and were getting ready to take their finals, so it seemed like the right time.” The change announced yesterday...
...Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics and Dean for the Social Sciences David M. Cutler ’87 praised the proposal. “It’s a fantastic thing that they’ve done,” said Cutler. “They’ve gotten three people from different perspectives—one who developed the Clinton social security plan, one who developed the McCain one, and one who developed the Bush one. That’s an enormously valuable thing.” Under current projections from the SSA, benefit payouts will begin exceeding...