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Instead of speaking on a national stage, Summers found himself speaking from the hallowed lectern of Harvard’s Memorial Church, leading a morning prayer service the week following the attack...
...hanging out the windows, frequent chants and marches, etc.), the choice to “show support” by preventing students from suffering the consequences of their actions—using an ideological test to confer a pedagogical benefit—is clearly inappropriate. Professors may use their lectern as a soapbox, but not their grading sheet...
...Sunday morning at 9 sharp, the Leon County circuit court judge got right down to business, asking Bush's legal team to consider trimming their bulging witness list and tapping his fingers on his lectern. "I want to get your case finished this morning, counsel...
...governing potential and his Desert Storm credentials, was preceded onstage by a onetime Veep contender, Governor Tom Ridge. The Governor spoke more than twice as long as the candidate did, and with 10 times the animation. When his brief turn came, Cheney ventured out from behind the lectern with a hand mike, but this just gave him the air of an infomercial host faking enthusiasm for his product. He concentrated largely on the campaign's latest theme--"education recession"--and then touted the benefits of joining the military. A student asked Cheney what he would do first if the President...
...impassive Cheney, that task is complicated by his opponent?s strengths. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, who's perceived as an affable and talented wordsmith, has held elected office for the better part of three decades, and is well versed in debates. Cheney hasn?t faced an opponent's lectern in 12 years, when he last ran for Wyoming's sole seat in the House of Representatives...