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Those who pursue politics and direct service might argue that this line of thinking lets those who choose business or finance careers over more obviously service-oriented careers off too easily. But letting them off too easily would be to expect nothing more of them than an unfeeling pursuit of the bottom line. Whether or not we are adequately serving our nation and world is not a question conclusively answered at the career fair; it’s a question that must be asked and answered every day in every career...
...hardening, and so was my father's attitude toward it. Crime was rising, white citizens were fleeing, conditions deteriorated in the public schools and hospitals, garbage littered the streets and the economy and tax base were beginning to falter. Our family trips became far less frequent, limited to the pursuit of necessities that couldn't be obtained in suburban shopping malls, medical appointments at the downtown offices of specialists and our annual trek to the Superdome for the Bayou Classic football game. When asked, my father declined to articulate precisely what made him grow so uneasy about the Big Easy...
...typical day at Harvard, 6,500 undergraduates fill the hallowed lecture halls and classrooms of Harvard Yard in pursuit of their Bachelors of Arts and Sciences degrees. When the sun sets and the students return to their dorms and dining halls, they are replaced by another set of Harvard undergraduates. But with an average age of 36, these nighttime seekers of an Ivy League education are not your typically college students.The majority of candidates in the Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) program, the four year undergraduate program of the Harvard Extension School, are working adults. But, according to Mark Ouchida...
...Another point of contention for the Dems is the NSA's warrantless surveillance of al-Qaeda-linked phone numbers and addresses inside the U.S. Gen. Hayden began that super-secret program soon after the September 11 attacks. He explained the program in such no-nonsense terms-calling it "hot pursuit" of possible terrorists on U.S. soil-and was so clear in insisting that American civil liberties were respected that some credit Hayden with helping the White House turn the disclosure of the controversial program into a political plus. The question is whether it will play well enough the second time...
...Supreme Court, which overturned a 2004 appeals court ruling that federal judges did not have jurisdiction over Texas probate matters; in Washington. The high court's unanimous ruling does not settle Smith's 11-year fight with Marshall's son Pierce but allows her to continue her pursuit of some $500 million from her husband's estate...