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...exactly the kind of voter Hillary Clinton's campaign was counting on. Women a generation older would be safely in their camp. Younger women would be susceptible to Obamamania. Clinton's team thought that those in Klobuchar's demographic--professional, well-educated women who came of age during the modern women's movement--would be moved by the very real opportunity to put one of their own in the White House...
...What is most interesting about the book, though, is what it says about the fleeting spell of Bush loyalty; the rhetorical Red-Rover that formed up around the president can be broken up, after all. It draws into relief the startling extent to which modern politics have become a merciless team sport—the great sins of the last seven years would never have been possible without diffusion, delegation, and the occasional concession at the margins—a Cabinet member here or there, one counsel for another...
...Neutrality at the top allows top University administrators to characterize the move to “One University” as a bottom-up effort—unification that has not been ordered by central planners but has evolved organically out of the imperative to research complex modern problems like global health and climate change...
...Despite pursuing ballet in high school and never considering dance until this year, Ho will now tour the nation with a professional company created by one of its foremost modern choreographers. Her shift is emblematic of a campus whose already-vibrant arts community is gaining prominence and support, and is finding new ways to integrate reflection and creation...
...Schiefsky is also working to integrate modern technology into ancient studies. One of his initiatives, the Archimedes Project, is a National Science Foundation-funded effort that works on putting digitized versions of ancient texts online...