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...Last month Absolut unveiled its latest creation, Absolut Boston, black tea and elderflower flavored vodka. Curious to see what students think of this new concoction, FM's Roving Reporter hit the streets...
After a five-month process of collecting data and engaging members of the community, Young plans to present the committee with a set of recommendations at a meeting in February...
When Young was elected, he agreed to provide concrete recommendations regarding “the middle school issue” within the first a hundred days of his tenure. But earlier this month, Young announced his decision to delay the deadline...
...than the Romanovs ever did. The quip, tweeted by Senator John McCain, was a thinly veiled gripe about the President's appointment of a slew of policy coordinators tasked with everything from reforming health care to restoring the Great Lakes. The White House advisers drew wide attention earlier this month when green-jobs czar Van Jones was forced to resign after revelations of impolitic comments about Republicans and his support for a petition suggesting a government plot behind the Sept. 11 attacks. (Watch a video Q&A with Van Jones...
...post has always had opponents, and criticism has swelled along with attention to Obama's appointments. Foremost among them are members of Congress who believe the advisers circumvent the legislative branch's proper supervision of the executive (unlike Cabinet secretaries, czars are not subject to confirmation votes). Earlier this month, six Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to Obama complaining that 18 White House positions "may be undermining the constitutional oversight responsibilities of Congress." Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, a well-known defender of Senate prerogatives, complained about the positions in a letter earlier this year. A spokesman replied that Obama...