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...forum is probably the premier forum for discussion about corporate governance issues,” said Robert J. Giuffra, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, who was also recognized...
...you’re probably effortlessly pulling witty pranks on all your friends. April Fools! If you’re stuck with lame jokes and comedian’s block, FM is here to help. Here, six of Harvard’s premier comedy groups give their advice on never-fail knee-slappers and a taste of their own senses of humor. They were asked the same three questions—whether they are improv sketch aficionados or aspiring Daily Show writers—so pick out your favorite...
...approving arms sales to Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, and meeting with the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing accuses of masterminding a secessionist movement in Tibet. "The responsibility for the serious disruption in U.S.-China ties does not lie with China but with the U.S.," snapped Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a March 14 press conference in Beijing. Days before, high-level U.S. diplomats had flown to the Chinese capital to address a wide range of issues, and over the past year American officials have taken pains to underscore just how vital China is to the U.S. But there...
...lawyers by the Ministry of Justice in 2001, Gao specialized in politically sensitive cases. He fell afoul of China's leaders for his work on the behalf of practitioners of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, and in 2005 he wrote an open letter to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao decrying the brutal treatment of Falun Gong followers at the hands of police. He was given a suspended three-year sentence for subversion in 2006, and then detained by state security officers a year later. They tortured him severely, which he detailed in a letter after his release...
...anyone still doubts that George W. Bush and Tony Blair were the closest of allies, the text of a July 2002 note from the U.K. Premier to the U.S. President, revealed in a new book, should dispel any lingering skepticism. "You know, George, whatever you decide to do [about Iraq], I'm with you," Blair assured his friend...