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...Aspin, revealed last week that after he knew of his nomination, he paid $6,000 in delinquent Social Security taxes that he owed on account of his housekeeper. More than two dozen officials have been allowed to serve in the Administration after quietly paying back Social Security taxes for household help. Here is a surprising partial list...
...tremendously funny film. But its humor is rooted in the intractable narcissism and brutal selfishness of its protagonists. One laughs during “Squid” not out of delight, but in recognition of human stupidity at its apogee. The worst offender in this respect is household head Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels): he is a novelist whose literary reputation is diminishing in inverse proportion to his sense of entitlement and self-worth. For example, when asked by his teenaged son whether or not to bother reading “The Metamorphosis” he replies: “Kafka...
...Although your write-up of Mirza was brief, it was still interesting and informative. The sudden rise of this 18-year-old Muslim on the world's tennis circuit has made her a household name not only in India but in Pakistan as well. In fact, the spectacular success of Mirza in so short a time has made the entire Muslim world proud of her. We all wish her more success in the years to come. Rafat Mahmood Ansari Islamabad...
...winnow down an original list of 300 nominees. One of the judges, Alan A. Khazei ’83, said they were looking for people who helped develop other leaders and made unique contributions in their fields. “You don’t have to be a household name to be an outstanding leader,” Khazei said. Harvard’s Presley Professor of Social Medicine Paul E. Farmer and Associate Clinical Professor of Social Medicine Jim Yong Kim, the two founders of Partners in Health, made the list for their work improving health care...
...opaque even to long-time foreign residents. But the government's attempt to wrest control of grain sales from private traders is widely seen as an attempt to reassert political control. One of the few slivers of freedom granted in recent years?the right to trade produce and household goods in the officially sanctioned farmers' markets?has already engendered a modest change in mindset. But there have been indicators of greater repression since last year, when the government outlawed cell phones for the general public shortly after setting up a national network. This year, officials at state-run trading companies...