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...Given what's about to unfold, a smooth ride would be nothing short of heroic. The President has to push his $800 billion stimulus measure through a potentially ornery House-Senate conference, firm up support for a wildly unpopular financial reform package known as TARP 2, and find a replacement for Tom Daschle, who took himself out of the running for health care czar last week amid revelations of unpaid taxes...
...powers of the presidency also poses a key dilemma for Khatami. Supporters of his reform movement had been disillusioned during Khatami's two terms of office from 1997 until 2005, as clerical conservatives - backed by Ayatollah Khamenei - blocked most of his efforts to create a more open society...
...Wednesday, the reluctant candidate who once personified Iran's reform movement gave those who had been lobbying him to run reason to celebrate. "I should fulfill my promises made to people and announce my readiness to run [in the elections] despite my personal wish," Khatami said somewhat non-bindingly in a meeting with non-governmental groups. (See images of health care in Tehran...
...have from across the different graduate schools and college to benefit the surrounding communities in need,” Cormier said. Some initiatives include achieving greater diversity amongst university faculty, obtaining free diabetes screenings for the public, and engaging in active debate during the impending Criminal Record Offender Information reform. James Hoyte, Assistant to the University President, was present at the meeting in a demonstration of support for the Harvard chapter. Juan Cofield, president of the NAACP New England Area Conference, spoke about the need for youth participation and the cultivation of new leadership. Cofield noted the importance of attracting...
...climate, many people resent seeing billions of tax dollars leak outside the country. But if this 'buy American' clause is adopted, it will make it harder for those in Europe in arguing for markets to stay open," says Simon Tilford, chief economist at the London-based Centre for European Reform (CER) think tank. "Also, after Europe's huge expectations for Obama, there is bound to be a huge disillusion with him if the U.S. goes down this road...