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...DISMISSED. Vladimir Ustinov, 53, Russia's long-serving chief prosecutor, by the upper house of parliament at the request of President Vladimir Putin; in Moscow. The Federation Council voted unanimously, bar two abstentions, to remove the man who led the prosecution of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The Kremlin has offered little explanation, saying only that it was part of a personnel reshuffle. Ustinov's is the latest in a spate of dismissals of high-level security and law-enforcement officials...
...distractions are slim pickings.I notice that my e-mail count is approaching 300. Perhaps it’s getting a bit fleshy around its mid-section, no? I’d better perform one of my mass purgings. (Secretly I know that I let my Inbox fester with DVD requests and event reminders so that I can later spend a chunk of time on such a purging.) Alright, down to an even 100. Alt-tab to “Document1.” Rename it “Parting Shot,” and add a few nice phrases...
...Skocpol told The Crimson soon after the department’s decision, “I am deeply hurt by this unnecessary rejection, coming when the department has several vacancies to fill.” Skocpol, who is now the Thomas professor of government and sociology, declined repeated requests for comment for this article.The department had not granted tenure to a junior faculty member in over a decade and also counted no women among its 11 members. One month later, Skocpol filed a grievance for sexual discrimination against the University—the first use of the Faculty?...
...Frankfurt station running operations against Iran. He rose to become deputy director for operations just before George Tenet stepped down as CIA director in the summer of 2004. But Kappes resigned in November of that year in solidarity with his then-deputy, Michael Sulick, after Kappes refused a request to reassign Sulick several days after an angry run-in with Goss' chief of staff, Patrick Murray...
...advantage they acquired by means that weren’t cheating,” she said. Shope agreed, saying “I completely don’t fault the kids.” Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar Barry Kane did not return a request for comment. —Staff writer Nicholas A. Ciani can be reached at nciani@fas.harvard.edu...