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...enough resources for rebuilding more, wealthy governments will have to make sustained commitments. What is needed is a Marshall Plan for Haiti that tackles problems comprehensively and allows the rebuilding of both physical and public institutions. As citizens, we must not forget that our government’s budget ought to reflect our priorities, and the outpouring of donation and support for Haiti should be seen as a reflection of Americans’ political willingness to support reconstruction. As political agents, we must ensure that our government is held accountable, and that for once Haiti be supported by the international...
...abomination,'" Boies told TIME, as he prepared for what would be three days of sometimes blistering cross-examinations as the trial wound down. "The Catholic Church calls homosexual activity 'gravely immoral.' Who is kidding whom? These are sincerely held beliefs, to which they are certainly entitled. But no one ought to kid themselves that what is behind [efforts to ban gay marriage] is anything other than a majority imposing its beliefs on other people." Says Mathew Staver, a longtime litigator for conservative, and often Christian, causes: "What has struck me is that the plaintiffs have tried to put Christianity...
...strategy to work, the President, his aides and Democratic candidates such as Coakley will have to accomplish two difficult tasks. First, they must convince voters that their outrage over the state of the country ought to be directed against Republicans rather than against the party that has controlled both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the past year. Then, they must successfully sell the idea that the GOP is the party of the wealthy and powerful - a classic Democratic theme. "There are two entities in this country who are working very hard to defeat health reform," White House communications director...
...earthquake ought to have been predictable, it was the one that just struck. Haiti sits over two clashing tectonic plates, the North American and the Caribbean, which form what's known as the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault. Geologists know the fault well and have studied it for decades, and well they should: it has shaken the region violently and repeatedly over history, though yesterday's quake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, is the worst in a century. (See pictures of the devastating earthquake in Haiti...
...interviews with The Crimson last year, Steven M. Rose, a former HMC tax director, questioned whether a non-profit such as Harvard ought to be utilizing investment vehicles such as offshore companies to boost financial returns. Rose also said that during the time of his employment at Harvard in 2001, HMC operated with a profit-driven mentality that he considered at odds with the University's educational mission...