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...that when he went, they would go too. None of them would risk their life to tell Saddam the truth. He probably didn't care. As he wrote in one of his autobiographies, "I've always preferred to make my decisions without the involvement of others. My decisions are harsh, just like my desert...
...when Swiss financier Martin Ebner built up a 10% stake and called for Investor to be broken up in the name of improving shareholder value. Ebner, overstretched financially, has since had to sell or reduce many of his holdings, including his stake in Investor. The episode was a harsh test for the latest Wallenberg generation (the fifth) to run the business. It is led by Marcus Wallenberg, 46, a shy Georgetown University graduate who took over as Investor's CEO in 1999, and his cousin Jacob, 47, who is vice chairman. The two are struggling to reverse huge losses...
...maintained that preregistration would improve the undergraduate experience. Even less plausibly, he claimed that it would not substantially harm the College’s prized shopping period. But saying something does not make it so, and Kirby’s terms of description have borne little resemblance to the harsh realities of both preregistration and the departure of Lewis. Kirby would be wise to refrain from such misleading, sadly-transparent doubletalk when making controversial plans in the future. He will only gain the respect of students if he deals with them in a straight-forward manner. As he further outlines...
From the 200-person rally over his randomization plan that took place even before he took office, to the 750-person protest over PBHA, to the backlash against the new sexual assault policy he pushed through last May, Lewis’ reforms have often met with harsh disapproval from students...
...public to the names, addresses and photographs of sex offenders after they have been released from prison. The court rejected arguments that the popular law-and-order measures--prompted by the murders of two young girls, Polly Klaas in California and Megan Kanka in New Jersey--were unduly harsh and said they were necessary to protect the public...