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...Call Him Mr. Green Thanks for your encouraging article on Energy Secretary Steven Chu [Aug. 24]. Knowing that a man of his learning and talent is leading the Department of Energy gives me hope for the future. When major scientists like Chu tell us we are facing a global crisis - one that could be deadly to all life on earth - because of the damage we are doing to the environment, it is time to listen and act. Doug Bridges, Columbus...
...nearing the twilight of his career when a chain of unexpected developments--Peter Jennings' death in 2005, the head injury Bob Woodruff sustained in Iraq in 2006 and Elizabeth Vargas' pregnancy later that year--thrust him into the anchor's chair. He acquitted himself well, landing the first major TV interview with vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin--a triumph that earned his newscast nearly 2 million more viewers than its closest rival. In an e-mail to colleagues, Gibson wrote that his proudest moments were simply uttering the phrase "for all of us at ABC News...
...Harvard and Wharton are the two major programs of schools that fill our analyst program," Studzinski said. "One person this past year sneaked in from Yale, and we're monitoring him very carefully." He then informed the audience that "some schools produce people that are more quantitatively apt than others," before deciding to rein himself in a little, remarking that he had "no desire to see [his remarks on Yale] in tomorrow's press" and that he hoped nobody had any YouTube devices...
...Crimson coaching staff did have one major selling point that had nothing to do with academics—Harvard’s famous upset of Stanford during the opening round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. The win remains the only time a 16-seed has ever defeated a one-seed in NCAA Tournament history...
...This major development in international relations involving both Iran and Russia has thus far been completely devoid of American influence. Israel, not the United States, is aggressively pursuing results on Iran, even standing up to Russia. Considering the United States’s difficulties with similar issues, such as the planned anti-missile bases in Central Europe, Israel’s accomplishments are impressive...