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...Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Halcro said that his chief disappointment in the gubernatorial race was that the campaign lacked substance—a criticism he specifically directed toward Palin. “The fact is that Governor Palin’s message on issues never matured during the nine months that I was on the campaign trail with her,” Halcro said. “It didn’t have to because she was so good at populist appeals that she was never forced to understand how you improve health care in a state where...
...named president of the American Academy of Pediatrics late last week. She will serve a three-year term as head of the nation’s largest pediatrics organization in addition to fulfilling her responsibilities as a physician and Harvard professor. To win the position, Palfrey successfully navigated a nine-month-long process that included rigorous interviews and a nation-wide campaign culminating in an election before the 60,000 members of the academy. “Because you’re going to be the rep for all the children, they want you to hear their views...
...difficult, even with my experience,” sophomore Meghan Wareham said. “The difference in conditions between the first and second days were extremely tough to work with,” freshman sensation Annie DeAngelo added. Overall, the Crimson finished 11th in a field of 20, nine points behind tenth-place Yale. With junior Liz Powers out with an MCL injury, DeAngelo and fellow freshman Emily Lambert were called upon to step up and fill in. After winning their B-division race last week, Lambert was moved up to division A and DeAngelo manned the fort...
...site of lively parties for London's chattering classes and influential leaders passing through. All that is due to change, though, with the announcement that the U.S. Embassy plans to relocate across the Thames to a place whose very name reflects a rougher and more industrial tone: the Nine Elms Opportunity Zone...
...current building, a nine-story concrete block crowned with an oversized gilded eagle, struggles to contain the embassy's 800-person staff. It has never been thoroughly renovated since it was built in the 1950s facing a busy square, a situation that has made the facility difficult to protect. For all that, American diplomats will likely turn up their noses at the announcement. The move means trading in the tony surroundings of Mayfair - with its bespoke tailors, high-end jewelers and Michelin-starred restaurants - for a gritty stretch of road between Battersea and Vauxhall, known for, among other things...