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...book called Unfriendly Fire: A Mother's Memoir, which painted a scathing portrait of a U.S. military that stonewalled her efforts to investigate the episode. "I think she'll be remembered as somebody who asked a lot of questions, somebody who wouldn't take a pat answer," another son, John, told the Associated Press. Peg continued to oppose our wars of aggression, and in 2008 the Women's International League of Peace & Freedom honored her efforts with an award. As we struggle for peace, we can all take immense inspiration from Peg's life...
...John McConnell, a Boston resident, said the regatta was an “incredible spectacle,” with “a pageant of vendors” that featured a variety of goods and services...
...very public example of Eliot House pride in the 1950s, then Eliot House Master John Finley reportedly bragged to the New York Times, “Where else would you find, in one room, the grandson of Matisse, the grandson of Joyce, and the great-great-great-great-grandson of God?” Finley was referring to Eliot A-12, whose former residents include Paul Matisse, the grandson of French impressionist Henri Matisse, Stephen Joyce, grandson of novelist James Joyce, and Sadruddin Aga Khan, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad...
Americans of my generation heeded a similar call to service from President John F. Kennedy ’40. When I graduated from college in 1968, I spent two years working in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a representative to local communities in Philadelphia. Forty years later, I am reminded of this brief immersion in federal service as I have the opportunity to welcome HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan ’87 to campus on Thursday as part of Public Service Week...
Prominent economists like Mark Zandi at Economy.com, who has counseled the White House and also worked with the presidential campaign of John McCain, say there is little doubt what is going on. "Yes, I think it's a form of stimulus," said Zandi, who has always favored a second stimulus. "This is what I always thought would happen, policymakers would take it one step at a time...