Word: mayorally
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...Most recently, the Israeli authorities angered conservative Jewish groups when they slapped down an attempt by Jerusalem's right-wing mayor, Ehud Olmert, to stop construction of a new emergency exit at the Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam that sits on top of the holiest site in Judaism, the Temple Mount. A perennial problem for the keepers of the city's peace is the fact that Jewish prophecy posits the rebuilding of Solomon's Temple as a precondition for the arrival of the Messiah, which would inevitably involve the destruction of Al Aqsa...
...what is to be done? The unions are gone and done for, but the remaining jobs on Harvard's payroll--these janitors included--can and must be raised to meet the $10-an-hour level. The PSLM still has much to say, and Friday's rally, with Cambridge Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 on hand to challenge the University, should perk up ears somewhere. "The University sets an example for us all," the mayor said. "They set an example for businesses, corporations, MIT--everyone looks to this institution." Compliance with the Living Wage Campaign will help, even symbolically, improve town...
...Reverend Al Sharpton, a controversial New York political figure, shared the Harvard Law School (HLS) stage with former New York City Mayor--and Sharpton's former adversary--Edward I. Koch yesterday...
After the arson, New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, many Jewish groups, and others accused Sharpton of using racially charged language that had inspired the arson...
...think you should talk about Mayor Koch that way," Sharpton said, smiling...