Word: predecessors
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...N.A.A.C.P. could use a boost. Under Chavis' predecessor, Benjamin Hooks, the group's influence sagged and membership dragged. The leadership spent almost as much energy beating down internal feuds as battling the Reagan and Bush administrations' attempts to turn back the clock on civil rights. Even the yearlong search for Hooks' replacement came close to a meltdown when Jesse Jackson abruptly withdrew his name from consideration just before the 64- member board of directors met to make its decision...
...lengthy talks, Primakov and Woolsey discussed how their organizations can cooperate and share information on worldwide threats such as terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction and drug trafficking. The Russian's visit was in return for one paid to Moscow last October by Robert Gates, Woolsey's predecessor as Director of Central Intelligence, who also dropped by the Russian embassy for a drink and a chat during Primakov's stay...
...here, according to documents recently filed with the Massachusetts Office of Public Charities. This puts him in the mid-range of Ivy League presidents. Former President Derek C. Bok received $213,389 in salary during his last year on the job, so Rudenstine made slightly less money than his predecessor...
...addition, Rudenstine has avoided replacing his predecessor's appointees whenever possible, once again demonstrating a preference for administrative experience over fresh but untested perspectives...
Under the tenure of Rudenstine's predecessor, former President Derek C. Bok, the Kennedy School expanded rapidly, and Carnesale says he does not see Rudenstine's aims as constituting a dramatic change for the school...