Word: predecessor
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...Australian forces ended their mission in southern Iraq this week and began heading home, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd praised the troops but said the decision to send them had been a mistake. The government of his predecessor, John Howard, had joined the war against Saddam Hussein's regime "without a full and proper assessment ... of its consequences." At Tallil air base, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Websdane's praise for his soldiers was unqualified: "You should be proud of your achievements...
Faust's approach to the issue of the military's presence on campus reflects a more measured approach than that of her predecessor, former University President Lawrence H. Summers...
...When Harvard was building the Center for Government and International Studies, Cambridge residents protested that their opinions had been neglected by Stone’s predecessor, Paul S. Grogan. They were upset that a proposed tunnel between the two buildings—which was later scrapped during the negotiations—was unnecessarily invasive and that construction would be too noisy...
...Rubin said that his commitment to Harvard remains strong, describing University President Drew G. Faust as “terrific” and “thoughtful,” and praising her for following in the footsteps of her predecessor...
...Paulus has a new role in Harvard drama. On May 16, she was named the new Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), filling a role that had been occupied by interim director Gideon Lester. Her predecessor, Robert Woodruff, left the A.R.T. after his contract expired in December 2006. Woodruff’s exit sparked a 16-month search, during which one top candidate—Steppenwolf Theatre Company member Anna D. Shapiro, according to A.R.T. founding director and creative consultant Robert S. Brustein—turned down the job. But like Paulus’ broken arm, the search?...