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...attack on lavish congressional pensions, an issue stirring fresh voter outrage since the disclosure that disgraced Senator Bob Packwood will receive $89,000 a year for life. Referring to his rival Dole, a 35-year veteran of Congress, Buchanan quipped, "They'll probably have to increase the federal debt limit when he retires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THIS TIME, PEROT WANTS A PARTY | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

According to Barro, Mankiw is “a very careful person,” and his departure from the White House is most likely a result of his desire to return to Harvard before the two-year limit on his sabbatical expires...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prof Resumes Post at Harvard | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

Lotteries occur frequently for undergraduates at Harvard, where professors who wish to maintain the integrity of smaller, discussion-based lectures choose to limit enrollment through standard and fair procedures. Unlike his fellow colleagues, Wegner decided to create his own method, one that failed to give priority to seniors and concentrators, many of whom needed this foundation class for their concentration requirements...

Author: By Sarah R. Lieber, | Title: Shop ’Til You’re Dropped | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

There’s no question that students and faculty would respect a professor’s wishes to limit enrollment in order to promote quality. Rather than take his frustration out on students who were eager to take his class, Wegner should have instituted a fair lottery that gave priority to seniors and concentrators...

Author: By Sarah R. Lieber, | Title: Shop ’Til You’re Dropped | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

While Hariri was always careful not to directly criticize Syria, he resigned from his position as prime minister in 2004 when Syria ordered the Lebanese parliament to amend its constitution and allow a pro-Syrian Lebanese president to serve past the existing constitutional limit...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Lebanese Leader, KSG Donor Killed | 2/16/2005 | See Source »

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