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...year in which just about every Democrat running has claimed that he wants to be the reincarnation of John McCain, Dean has won the Straight Talk primary. He did it early on, by opposing the war in Iraq - and by speaking in clear, lean, unmuffled English. And he did it by attacking the other candidates, usually by inference, sometimes by name. As a result, his rivals despise him - a cause for glee in the Dean camp. "I didn't understand the impact that the line 'I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party' would have," Dean told me last...
...some institutions, a dean or president can be strong enough to lean on a department to hire the spouse, but you can’t do that here,” Charles Maier says...
...fund these ambitious programs in lean times, schools either must make cuts or face deficits. And while every school is attempting to remain in the black, it’s not yet clear what cuts many of them will make to balance the budget...
While careful fiscal management will help Harvard muddle through the current downturn, its ambitious plans will require skeptical donors to open their checkbooks during lean times...
...they set up this election to lean in their favor. The election was announced to the public just days before it was to be held. It was poorly advertised, especially in areas of the campus where GESO does not enjoy great support. And when deciding who would be eligible to vote, GESO conveniently “forgot” many graduate students who are outspoken critics of their approach and agenda. They continually visit us in our offices and in our homes—but when it comes time to let us vote, they forget we exist...