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...last," joked the Tageszeitung, a left-wing daily, noting the new vacancies at the top. But these high-profile departures may not be all bad news. Müntefering's replacement is Brandenburg governor Matthias Platzeck, who's reputed to have a more pragmatic, less authoritarian style than his predecessor. That could prove useful in the delicate task of persuading the spd's left wing, led by a vigorous younger generation, to work in tandem with the Christian Democratic right. "This will commit the party to the grand coalition more than before," says Gerd Langguth, a political scientist at Rhenish...
...comments sparked a campus debate so ubiquitous the Undergraduate Council passed a bill in response. So in a way, the campaign was working: people were reading, people were talking, and people were getting angry. But Kavulla’s attempt to copy the style of his predecessor also resurrected some of the same issues that predecessor faced—namely, where to draw the line on provocative speech...
...Such concerns come at a critical time for Abdullah, who became Prime Minister two years ago, taking over when his long-serving predecessor Mahathir Mohamad retired. The two men could not be more different. The soft-spoken, affable Abdullah is noted for his non-confrontational, consensus-seeking style, while Mahathir was more blunt and autocratic. When general elections were held a year ago, Abdullah campaigned on a platform of change, promising to root out corruption and to introduce greater transparency in government; he and his political party, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), won a landslide victory. Abdullah quickly...
...simmering dispute between Abdullah's predecessor and one of his most senior cabinet ministers could be a bellwether of his commitment to reform. Mahathir and Rafidah Aziz, the International Trade and Industry Minister, are engaged in a very public spat over thousands of permits issued by her ministry to import cars. The ex-PM says the permit holders are circumventing heavy tariffs aimed at propping up the country's automobile industry, crippling Proton, the national car company he set up while in office. Mahathir has also noted that the largest recipient of import permits is a former senior official...
...Day’s predecessor, Menendez, wrote in her thesis that—as of last spring—neither female final club owned a house. All eight male final clubs hold properties in the Harvard Square area...