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...malignant glioma, a type of brain tumor that carries a bleak prognosis in the majority of patients. He underwent surgery and a subsequent aggressive course of cancer treatment in the months following the diagnosis.In the Senate, Kennedy developed a reputation as a leader on social policy issues, championing reforms in areas such as health care, education, and immigration, while leading multiple committees, including, most recently, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Though he was one of the dominant liberal figures in the Senate, Kennedy was also known for his efforts to reach across party lines to pass legislation...
...Mexico native, I know most Western voters are not the types conjured up to stymie reform. Many cowboys have a libertarian streak, but above all they are pragmatic. They have no time for winded speeches and empty pandering, which is mostly what they’re getting. Grassley and Enzi do nothing to challenge the fake grassroots spectacle, and in doing so they push away consensus...
Like my senator, Jeff Bingaman, I think some effort at bipartisanship is necessary to make reform more appealing. But that happy trail appears to be ending...
...Grassley and Enzi are merely committed to watering down reform. They won’t vote for the final bill. From here on out, all the Gang of Six has to offer is a few seeds of catastrophe planted from the inside...
While it might be true that the calendar reform we supported necessitated changes to Camp Harvard, and that six days isn’t that much shorter than a week, and that incoming freshmen probably don’t notice the difference, and that there’s probably still an overwhelming amount of ice cream, we still remain highly concerned. As the academic year begins, we shudder at the dangers lying ahead for Harvard’s poorly oriented, unlucky Class...