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Ackley said that the club's campaign is non-partisan, explaining that even students who opposed the U.S. presence in the Middle East were glad to write an encouraging note or wear a piece of yellow ribbon to lift the hopes of Americans in the Gulf...
Club members estimated that during the two-day campaign, more than 500 people signed up to write letters and more than 1000 yards of yellow ribbon were distributed...
...what he needed from testimony at the judge's earlier confirmation to the federal appeals court and the record of his decisions. After separate interviews with Jones and Souter at the White House on Monday, Bush opted for the New Hampshirite, hoping that the judge's intellect and blue-ribbon resume would offset concerns about his sparse written record. "I have looked for the same dedication to public service and strength of intellect exemplified by Justice Brennan," said Bush. By putting forth a candidate with such a low profile, the President has shifted the debate from Souter's record...
...support for Bush's cherished reduction in the capital-gains tax; he also knows that Bush is loath to raise income taxes to achieve this. Brady, on the other hand, has long objected to the quick turnover of securities by stock- and bondholders. Ever since he headed a blue-ribbon panel that investigated the 1987 Wall Street crash, Brady has waged a personal campaign to get people to make long-term investments rather than take short-term profits. A tax on security transactions, Brady feels, would encourage investors to take the longer view...
...think they chose wisely," said Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine John M. Moses, who served on the commission with Wiles. Moses, who heads MIT's animal care committee said the veterinarian had "been put on the blue-ribbon committee because of his neutrality. These same virtues apply now and his experience on the committee makes him extra valuable...