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...becomes almost impossible for an institutional investor of Harvard’s size to completely separate itself from any segment of the global market. “Total divestment” is little more than a pipedream because there will always be some link to a questionable company, no matter how tenuous.Given this reality, the best the University can do is to be as vigilant as possible in trying to avoid indirectly holding a critical mass of the stock of companies from which it has directly divested. In the present case, it is clear that Harvard holds such a critical...
...firings and told reporters traveling with Bush that Rove had "expressed disagreement" with a proposal by then White House counsel Harriet Miers around the same time to fire all 93 of them. Deputy spokesman Tony Fratto insisted the White House has not been trying to distance Rove from the matter. "Karl recalls that Harriet raised it with him and he thought it was a bad idea and said so," Fratto said. "Nothing in this e-mail that was released contradicts that...
...Whether or not he would accept Gonzales' resignation is another matter, and Gonzales is in enough trouble on the Hill that he may have to proffer it. Two Republican Senators are already on record calling for him to step down. And his disfavor is far more widespread. One senior G.O.P. aide calls Gonzales, "by objective measures a crony," and says, "We want it over." Minority Whip Trent Lott thinks Gonzales should stay, but says, "It's not good and the Democrats will poke at it for all it's worth...
...These days, signatures do not matter as "nobody reads petitions and if someone does we signatories are a laughingstock", Magor says. He waits for his knuckles marked with cuts from a fistfight with "some cretin" to heal, so he could smash the one-time communist prison guard into pieces. The new era with its corrupt politicians makes him "throw up", but in the end fighting for it was worth...
...Petitions are a piece of crap!" the poet shouts, dismissing a peaceful solution to the matter...