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...President of the Harvard College Democrats Brigit M. Helgen ’08 cited a 2005 column in which Parker said Democrats who opposed President Bush’s Social Security plan “preside over a government plantation over which they do not want to relinquish control.” Helgen said that “if the HRC still wants to call President Lincoln a Republican, just like their guest still wants to call the Democrats a plantation party, that’s fine. But those labels are obviously a little outdated...
With the Harvard (7-2, 5-1 Ivy) win already secured, senior Todd Ostrow, playing in the ninth matchup and down two games to one, would not relinquish the match to his opponent, fighting until the game turned in his favor. As teammates and the home crowd cheered him on, the senior battled back from the depths, grabbing two straight games...
...Prime Minister has already given a general answer: soon. Back in September he promised to relinquish the keys to 10 Downing Street before this fall. He declared an intention more recently to carry the flag for Britain at the G-8 and European Union summits in June. That indicates a narrow summer timetable for the anticipated swift transition of power to his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. But as Blair looks forward to the 10th anniversary of his first election victory, on May 1, London's famous chattering classes are wondering if he'll make it that...
...Over the years, Henzell had received various offers to stage The Harder They Come. "But he turned them all down," says Justine, "because they meant having to relinquish creative control - something Perry found very hard to do." But when Kerry Michael and Dawn Reid, directors of Stratford's Theatre Royal, on a trip to Jamaica four or five years ago, knocked on his door, they were only too pleased to have his creative input. So the musical version of The Harder They Come, as adapted by Perry Henzell and directed by Kerry Michael and Dawn Reid, opened last March...
James R. Houghton ’58, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, has announced that he will relinquish his position on a major corporate board. Houghton revealed last week that he will resign in late April as non-executive chairman of Corning Incorporated’s Board of Directors. Houghton, who is also the chairman of the search committee charged with choosing Harvard’s 28th president, has worked at the research and technology company for almost four decades. He joined the Harvard Corporation seven months before retiring as chair and CEO of Corning in 1996. However, financial...