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This has only exacerbated the frivolity of political life in our nation's capital, the most ostentatious example being campaign finance proceedings. On Tuesday afternoon, the bill meant to overhaul our country's obviously inept campaign-financing system was left floundering in nowhere land because the majority of Senators chose not to end debate on the competing proposals, effectively preventing a decision on the legislation. Let me reiterate: the campaign-finance laws, despite their obvious disfunctionality, are not being changed...
What could Harvard do to give Chilton and her new graduate student more peace of mind? Some Faculty members say the tenure system could use an overhaul...
...clearly have psychological disorders that make them vulnerable to the stress and put them at risk for catastrophic outcomes," Brandt answers. "Then my job is raising issues, helping people reason it through, rather than being the gatekeeper." It is Brandt's experience that people rarely make a major life overhaul as a result of the test. It now seems clear that Jack will proceed to DNA analysis...
Boylston Hall is the next academic building in line for an overhaul. Harvard Dining Services is in the midst of a long-term project to renovate the house dining halls. And there has even been talk of building a new undergraduate house...
WASHINGTON: Momentum is building for an IRS overhaul that could create the ultimate opportunity for revenge by corporate big-wigs who have faced audits. Former Treasury secretaries Nicholas Brady and James Baker surprised the nation's bean counters Monday by endorsing the creation of a private-sector review board to keep tabs on IRS efficiency, or the lack of it, taking the oversight responsibility away from the Treasury Department. The current Treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, is staunchly opposed because he feels the proposal would create conflicts of interest for taxpayers on the board. He is expected to put those sentiments...