Word: reaffirmation
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...group of gay and lesbian alumni submitted a petition to University President Lawrence H. Summers last week asking him to reaffirm Harvard’s commitment to non-discrimination...
...Presidents run scared from the “revelations” which emanate from sources such as Bowen and Levin. They frantically adjust admissions standards and quotas for football players, they institute ridiculous policies like the seven-week rule and they reaffirm their dedication to giving athletes every reason to lose theirs. They pick bizarre places to take irrational stands—a list headed by the ban on postseason participation for Ivy football teams...
...core of the business is still cars, and that is where Elkann's mettle will be tested. Fiat saw its share of the Italian auto market fall from 60% to 39% in the late 1990s, before striking a stock-swap deal with General Motors in 2000. Fiat needs to reaffirm the brand at home and expand abroad. That was perhaps Gianni Agnelli's greatest achievement--and could be Elkann's greatest challenge. --By Jeff Israely/Rome
...court of the Judiciary in Alabama tossed state supreme court Chief Justice Roy Moore out of office last week over his refusal to remove the Ten Commandments from his courthouse, you had to wonder whether his fondest wish had been granted. After all, if his goal were simply to reaffirm the spiritual foundations of the law, he could have done that the way countless other judges and lawmakers have been doing it for decades. Sessions of Congress open with prayer, the Attorney General holds prayer meetings each morning in his office, the Supreme Court routinely asks that "God save...
...about $60. It would cost the S&P 500 index 3.4%, the NASDAQ 4.5% and the Dow 3.2%. On opposite shores, RiskMetrics found that the weaker dollar could cause the FTSE 100 to edge up 0.43%, while the Nikkei might zoom 12.97%. Says RiskMetrics strategist Mike Thompson: "The findings reaffirm the importance of owning both U.S. and foreign investments...