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...Harvard president who is now the Obama financial czar said that abrogating contracts would led to a precedent that would ripple through the legal system and cause business and the public to lose confidence in the rule of law. To hear Summers talk the action would be worse the Lincoln's suspension of the right of habeas corpus. (See photos of the troubled economy...
Vice-Chairman of the Republican National Committee’s Platform Committee J. Kenneth Blackwell called young Republicans to action at the Harvard Republican Club’s seventh annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday. The formal celebration of Lincoln’s legacy and Republican ideals was held in Eliot Dining Hall, where white tablecloths littered with pennies and a hand-drawn elephant greeted the 150 students in attendance—a record, according to HRC President Colin J. Motley ’10. Past speakers at the event have included conservative activist Star Parker and Michael S. Steele...
...Michael Steele should be raising money, instead of hip-hop-itizing the platform,” former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell told the Harvard Republican Club at this year’s Lincoln Day Dinner. His words were well chosen for the audience. While many Harvard Republicans are confident in their beliefs, some are self-conscious about their affiliation. Skepticism of party dogma is an admirable trait, no doubt, but embarrassment over your party label is an unnecessary handicap...
...Obama fired back the same day. "I know there are some who believe we can only handle one challenge at a time," he said, invoking Lincoln's launch of the transcontinental railroad in the midst of the Civil War. "We don't have the luxury of choosing between getting our economy moving now and rebuilding it over the long term." The political strategy of the Administration can be summed up in a motto: "Never waste a good crisis," as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put it. That phrase has been the rallying cry of the Obama team for months...
...bill could well hinge on tiny provisions that members want to see removed or modified. Nelson is already opposing Obama's budget because of education provisions that would end federal support for private student loans and divert the money into grants. NelNet, a private student-loan company in Lincoln, Neb., employs 1,000 people and could go out of business if the budget is enacted as Obama envisions it, Nelson points out. "I think it'd be the wrong direction for people to outsource jobs from Lincoln, Neb., to Washington, D.C. It'd be pretty hard for me to vote...