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...operations center to coordinate activists, respond to reports of voter intimidation and conduct exit polls. Interviewed by TIME after the final results, el-Erian downplayed fears that the Brotherhood would focus on such issues as banning alcohol and veiling women according to Islamic rules, saying it would seek gradual change in line with the sentiment of the electorate. El-Erian says that in parliament, the Brotherhood's immediate agenda will be "freedom, freedom, freedom...
...demonstrated. The Senate resolution calling for a "significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty"-that is, Iraqi control of the war effort-in 2006 was less vivid than the House's ugly theatrics surrounding the Murtha proposal, but perhaps more meaningful. Senate Democrats failed to win a commitment to the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops. But the wording of the resolution wasn't nearly so important as the subtext. Politicians of both parties felt the need to express some sort of dismay about Iraq. And no one offered an amendment calling for a more robust U.S. military effort...
...painting on cloth, Qianlong sits cross-legged in Buddhist dress, surrounded by religious iconography. He holds the wheel of teaching - the traditional Buddhist symbol - in his left hand and, with his right, forms his thumb and forefinger into the classical discussion mudra, or gesture. The show also documents the gradual influence of Western art on Chinese painting - mainly Castiglione's introduction of light and shadow, focal point and perspective. The Jesuits brought art and science to the Qing court, but didn't make many converts. The curators have brilliantly juxtaposed many of the items in the show. A sedan chair...
...shift in the lineup, Card could be named Treasury Secretary by the beginning of the year. Among his possible replacements are White House budget director Joshua Bolten, former Montana Governor Marc Racicot and deputy budget director Clay Johnson III. An adviser says the personnel shifts will be gradual: "They don't want to communicate panic because they're not panicked...
...foreign correspondent at the New York Times, adding that the first several issues of the magazine were put together in the Science Center computer lab. The magazine now has an office in the basement of Grays Hall.Although bringing more minorities into the journalism world is a gradual process, Chacón said, it will happen over time.Mabry added that “excellence is more important than [a person’s] minority status. Today, when hiring, you have to look for excellence and diversity.”The event was co-sponsored by Diversity & Distinction and The Crimson.Diversity & Distinction...