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...there are to be any fights over the financial rescue plans between the incoming and outgoing Presidents' economic teams, they haven't started in earnest yet. Paulson has spoken twice thus far with a representative of Obama's transition team, once in person and once on the phone. The face-to-face meeting took place in Paulson's office for an hour on Nov. 10, with Paulson bringing Obama's team up to speed on details of pending decisions. This week Obama's transition team is expected to establish offices in the building and to begin digging more deeply into...
...focus on his race demeans him and detracts from why he was elected. He is America's new leader and his race has nothing to do with it. I understand why Kenyans are rejoicing, but as Americans you should just say "We have elected the right person for President." Let's forget about the man's race - I have. Chris King, KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA...
...been the Russian project director for the Harvard Institute for International Development, which received funding from the U.S. State Department’s Agency for International Development to advise the former communist country as it moved toward economic privatization. During his time advising the Russian government, Shleifer invested personally in the country, and in 2004, a federal judge found Shleifer liable for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. The judge also ruled that Harvard had breached its government contract, and the University paid $26.5 million to settle out of court. Shleifer was required to pay an additional $2 million...
...Cortlandt Park course provided a familiar stomping ground for the runners, who made their second trip to the park in as many weeks. Sophomore Claire Richardson led a tremendous women’s effort in which all five Crimson scorers finished in the top 60 of the 247-person 6K field. Richardson finished seventh overall with time of 21:46.7, good enough for the top spot among Ivy League competitors and a ticket to the championships in two weeks. Freshmen Nicole Cochran and Kailyn Kuzmuk, along with sophomores Hilary May and Jamie Olson, rounded out the scoring for the young...
...Evidence of both sides' sincerity can be found in the middle men who were involved in setting up the meeting. When McCain called Obama to concede defeat the night of Nov. 4, the two men talked about getting together. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina's other Senator and the person Cindy McCain calls her husband's "best friend," followed up on that call in a conversation with Rahm Emanuel, Obama's choice for White House chief of staff. Then Obama spoke directly with Graham, and out of that came the decision to hold the meeting sooner rather than later. (See pictures...