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...Stamps have a cultural resonance. The U.S. Postal Service does not put living Americans on stamps, and so when an icon dies, their arrival on a stamp signals a kind of American enshrinement for their place in history. Last year's issue of a Ronald Reagan stamp saw some of the briskest sales in postal history, and no doubt when Bill Clinton passes on in the future there will be a debate about how to portray his likeness - just as there was over the Richard Nixon stamp...
...billion Amount that the U.S. Postal Service is expected to lose in fiscal...
...Schieffer identified the U.S. as the region’s strongest ally. He also gave the US credit for some of the changes occurring in Japan. He described the extraordinary political developments of the last few years, such as the unprecedented privatization of Japan’s state-run postal service, as among the accomplishments of outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Koizumi, who is set to end his term this fall, is leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. But Schieffer attributed some of Koizumi’s succcess to an imitation of American political strategy. Koizumi’s most...
...This disunity coupled with a distracting costume choice—silky, over-sized men’s shirts—diverted attention from a unique and difficult choreography by Boston Ballet’s Gianni DiMarco. Choreographed to the music “Recycled Air” by the Postal Service, the second piece was a disappointing classical pas de deux. Dancers Pilar A. Ochi ’08 and Keller were hardly able to demonstrate their adept skills, in part, limited by the choreography of Lila K. Gollogly ’04. Countless repetitions of the same tricks?...
...well as views on “any individuals you believe are deserving of serious consideration.” Wrinn said he estimates the committee will receive “thousands” of responses to its request. Letters are being accepted via e-mail at psearch@harvard.edu or by postal mail to Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street. Houghton could not be reached for comment last night, and Harvard spokesman John D. Longbrake declined to comment. —Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu...