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...think that what set this off was the fact that the president’s staff or confidantes—knowing that Dean Kirby was about to announce his resignation—decided to leak it ahead of time... and thus embarrass the dean” said Peter K. Bol, the Carswell professor of East Asian languages and civilizations. “I think that it was incomprehensible to deny a person the dignity of announcing his own resignation...
...games, made himself prominent, perhaps with an eye on a presidential race.? The First Lady Laura Bush, who headed the U.S. delegation, was in a skybox near British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie, who objected to having news photographers take her picture. ?Yoko Ono and Peter Gabriel also appeared, and paid tribute to her husband John Lennon?s "Imagine." Twenty-eight white-clothed acrobats climbed polls on a massive structure and briefly formed an astonishing dove of peace. The crowd joined reticently and sporadically into "YMCA," but perked up to "Jump" and "I Feel Good...
...men’s sabre squad of senior David J. Jakus, and juniors Timothy Hagamen and Daniel Sachs also went undefeated to total 9-0. On the women’s side, senior Chloe Stinetorf and sophomores Emily Cross, Carolyn Wright, and Alexa Weingarden also all went undefeated. Coach Peter Brand said that, while it is “imperative” for the Harvard teams to compete against BC as a prelude to the NCAA championships in March, it was also part of his policy to have as many matches as possible in addition to its Ivy League bouts...
...prepared to be awedThe First Lady, accompanied by her daughter Miss Barbara Bush, met His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI in the ultimate inner sanctum - the ornate, sun-splashed Papal Library in the Apostolic Palace, just off St. Peter's Square. The half-hour audience, all in the library, was so quick it was a blur for both participants and onlookers. It began with a greeting for the cameras among the Pope, Mrs. Bush, Miss Bush and Francis Rooney, the seventh U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. The Pope, in a characteristic gesture, held both hands out and said, in English...
...lead. The unmarked white Taurus, siren wailing, jumped in front and led us on a wild ride through the narrow, ancient streets of Rome. A second officer opened the backseat door on the driver's side and gestured frantically at traffic and pedestrians to get out of the way. Peter Watkins of Mrs. Bush's staff pointed out: "This is like the movie 'The Italian Job,' only in a bus!" In the end, the genius in the Taurus had taken us on a shortcut and actually beat Mrs. Bush to the Villa Madama. And the Olympics don't even open...