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...floor and was sent back to committee, University officials and faculty hardened in their opposition to the bill.After months of discussion over the NDEA culminated in a flurry of reports by faculty bodies urging the University not to participate in the financial aid program, the Harvard Corporation voted to reject about 350,000 in federal funding—2.6 million in today’s dollars.Among the faculty, Law School Professor Mark DeWolfe Howe ’28 emerged as a vociferous critic of the act, asking during a debate with a supporter of the NDEA...
...armed forces have integrated their ranks without incident. Such a change in policy would strip Harvard of its basis for opposing the military’s presence on campus. Since most liberal politicians—including Obama—have criticized Harvard’s current position, continuing to reject the military after “don’t ask, don’t tell” is repealed would be a public relations disaster, not to mention extremely hypocritical...
...sober minds are needed. Despite the dwindling turnout, the Parliament is still a powerful legislative body. MEPs debate, amend and either reject or approve E.U. legislation on vital and concrete issues like climate change, immigration, financial regulation and employment. But in Utrecht, few seem to know or care what MEPs do. That makes campaigning much tougher, of course. "People should be interested," says Judith Merkies, a candidate for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). "It is about their lives, their place in the community and the world." At the same time, she accepts that voter apathy is a message in itself...
...General Motors announced a new deal with the U.S. Treasury on May 5 in which the government would forgive about $10 billion of the carmaker's $15.4 billion federal debt in return for a 50% stake in the company. The United Auto Workers union urged the government to reject the proposed plan, which also includes a 100-to-1 reverse stock split, because it would call on GM to outsource more of its manufacturing to foreign countries...
Last week, Schwarzenegger issued a dire warning to voters that if they reject Propositions 1A through 1E, he will recommend severe cuts to education and social services, take back billions from local government and release nearly 20,000 incarcerated illegal immigrants to federal authorities for immediate deportation. "I understand these cuts are very painful," Schwarzenegger said. "This is the harsh reality of the crisis we face. Sacramento is not Washington. We cannot print our own money ... We have to only spend what we have." (Read about the big race to succeed Schwarzenegger...