Word: kaiser
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...written in Latin, thus providing a decent obscurity against the sensibilities of those who would be offended, a bronze plaque reads "Harvard University has not forgotten its sons who under opposite colors also gave up their lives for their country," and there are listed five soldiers of the Kaiser...
...abiding fellowship of memory and of hope to which the University aspires. Never was it to be a patch-up job over fundamental differences. No one who has ever seen the German War Memorial would think for one moment that Harvard University endorsed the cause of the Kaiser, nor would the World War II memorial to Adolph Saanwald imply an endorsement of Hitler. Even the slowest tourist has more sophistication than that, and to imply that future generations of Harvard students would be confused at the sight of such a memorial to the Confederate dead and think it Harvard...
...cynical or pessimistic as many would have you believe, but the unfortunate reality of a terrifically fierce ethnic conflict. Even Bismarck, who advocated a policy of "Blood and Iron" avoided intervention in the Balkans following the Crimean War for fear of the possible repercussions. Upon his removal by the Kaiser, Germany asserted itself, and World War I resulted...
...problem of the uninsured worse. Employer-based health coverage has already declined in recent years as companies turn to part-time workers who don't get benefits--or simply lay people off. Medicaid has helped limit the damage caused by these cutbacks. (Without it, according to the independent Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid, 9 million more Americans would be uninsured today.) But if the G.O.P. prevails, the ranks of the uninsured seem sure to grow. The Urban Institute, a Washington research group, projects that between 4 million and 9 million Americans will lose Medicaid coverage, depending...
...agency is considering a proposal by Silverman and Kaiser-Hill to seal up Rocky Flats once and for all. By the year 2010 or so, most of the major buildings would be demolished, the plutonium consolidated and sealed behind thick layers of concrete. All but 300 acres of the 6,500-acre site would be decontaminated and released for other uses, including recreation and commerce. The ambitious plans face opposition from local activists. But even Silverman's critics pay him grudging homage. Says Ken Korkia of the Rocky Flats Citizens Advisory Board, a watchdog group: "He has taken charge...