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...From a public relations perspective, though, Warren has been a success. She has taken to the spotlight like a seal to water and has smoothly made the cable-TV rounds to chide the close-knit club that determined financial policy in the past. She argues that now, finally, taxpayers "have a seat at the table." If this sounds like advocacy, that might be exactly what Democratic Party bosses had in mind when they selected her. Since a special inspector general was also appointed to investigate Treasury's actions, Warren's oversight panel was left with little actual power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elizabeth Warren: Riding Herd on the Bailout | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

...right away without having the opportunity to take their time. I’m amazed at how they responded.” The Crimson’s rookies may have weathered the challenges of collegiate wrestling so well in large part due to the squad’s tight-knit dynamic. O’Connor praised a program that promoted a supportive atmosphere for the small squad throughout the season. “Overall, we had a great time,” O’Connor said. “This was the closest our team has been in terms...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Stars Bolster Injury-Prone Crimson | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

...business. She makes fun of herself and of her husband, and teases a male reporter about his struggle to accurately describe her outfit during her European tour. "You didn't know you'd be covering cardigans," she says, but that's O.K., since her husband doesn't know cable-knit from argyle either. When she tries to explain why she's constantly hugging people, she reaches out and grabs your arm and holds it. I'd be intimidated too to meet the First Lady, she says. "That's why I'm so touchy with kids, because I think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Meaning of Michelle Obama | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...tear-stained cheeks on the devastated faces of those who didn’t gain coveted access to Adams or Eliot. While much of the strange stigma associated with Cabot, Currier, and Pforzheimer Houses is ill-founded, transportation difficulties may now begin to outweigh the beautiful rooms and tight-knit community. Implications of the Quad commute might now actually provide a credible excuse to cry on Housing...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill and James K. Mcauley | Title: Separate but Unequal | 5/17/2009 | See Source »

...hope is that, properly managed, water could actually help knit Asia together. More than any other resource, water must be shared. Rivers don't respect borders, and those downstream are dependent on the good behavior of those upstream - as the residents of Khabarovsk learned in 2005. Asian nations will need to come together on water - or they'll go thirsty alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Water Fight | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

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