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Sweet, a former cryptographic researcher, has brought sharp insight to Harvard's finances for not only top Faculty deans but also the departments and centers that must translate the deluge of figures into real-life budget cuts, Smith said. After Smith delivered a mandate to departments to cut their budgets by 15 percent in December, Sweet became the go-to man who could bring reality to the numbers...
...dried up," he says. But the crisis has not helped bind up the gaping political divisions over what to do about it. Democratic lawmakers have proposed cutting billions of dollars from the state's safety net and educational system to balance the budget. Governor Schwarzenegger says the cuts must go even deeper and joins legislative Republicans in refusing to raise taxes. On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger said, "Haven't we promised too much the last couple of decades?" (See pictures of the recession...
...only state media, but many others see straight through it. Criticizing Ahmadinejad's claim that the Islamic Republic foiled an attempt at a velvet revolution, Iran's former reformist President Mohammed Khatami met with families of the detained this week. "If this poisoned propaganda and security atmosphere continues ... we must say that what happened was a velvet coup d'état against the people and the republicanism of this state," he said. Millions of Iranians may agree. For now, though, there's little they can do to change...
...High Court soundly rejected that argument. "Moral indignation, howsoever strong, is not a valid basis for overriding individuals' fundamental rights of dignity and privacy. In our scheme of things Constitutional morality must outweigh the argument of public morality, even if it be the majoritarian view," the court said in its ruling. Going even further, the court found that Section 377 went against the Indian tradition and guiding political principle of inclusiveness...
...Fredrik Reinfeldt - whose country has just taken over the E.U.'s six-month presidency - has acknowledged that the 27-nation bloc has a delicate balancing act to perform. He told reporters on Wednesday that the E.U. should show support for calls for reform from the people of Iran but "must not polarize Iran from the rest of the world so that we are made an excuse for the use of violence and oppression inside Iran." (See the top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms...