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...summoned in his defense has been the fact that he has ordained many good men to the priesthood,” Gomes wrote, “that he has been a fearless advocate for the poor and the homeless, that he has lent the prestige of his office, often denied by his predecessors, to significant efforts...
While defending Maine’s two-man advantage, Moore broke his stick, and Grumet-Morris lost his after colliding with Kariya. Sophomore defenseman Ryan Lannon lent Grumet-Morris his own stick, leaving classmate Noah Welch as the only fully-equipped Harvard skater. The result was a 5-on-1 power play...
...characteristically belligerent behavior has heightened security tensions in North Asia and lent fresh urgency to the question of how to reign him in. Iraq-obsessed U.S. diplomats, who would prefer Kim wait his turn as global bad guy, have chosen to cut off dialogue with North Korea, as well as 500,000 tons of heavy oil provided yearly under a 1994 accord. But the hard-line stance favored by Washington is worrisome to Japan and South Korea, who are within striking distance of North Korean missiles and artillery and fear Kim might act rashly if backed into a corner...
...such poor judgment in the first place of their responsibility to condemn his anti-Semitic statements. To divorce poetry from politics would be to diminish the power of all language. By the same measure, however, the bland reassurances of the English department provide little comfort. Its actions have already lent credibility and prestige to the indefensible, to the point of presenting anti-Semitism as one more “point of view” among many...
Linguistics department chair Jay H. Jasanoff, another Council member, said the nature of the incident lent support to the rare dismissal recommendation...