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...office. Many political pundits expect Daim to quietly resign after a decent interval. That would allow him to return to private life?something he has been talking about for years?and allow Mahathir to show that he is serious about reform. "He can say, 'You see, I am getting rid of my closest friends as well as my enemies,'" says Sharir...
...trials had been granted or were under review; and rape evidence had been destroyed after two years, long before the statute of limitations had expired. Gilchrist explained last week that she always followed established procedures with evidence and that the memo was simply the department's way of getting rid of her after she reported the sexual harassment of a colleague. "There is no doubt this [memo] is retaliation," says Gilchrist...
...ranks, but mid- and senior management was a huge problem, as veteran agents left for better-paying jobs or were driven out by the politics of the place. "This is not a guy who breeds healthy skepticism and dissent," says a Clinton White House official of Freeh. "He got rid of a lot of people. He surrounded himself with yes men, and he believes in his own righteousness. And therefore people don't stop to think and say, 'Hey Louie? Are we doing this right?' This is a pretty monumental screw-up, and it feels like...
...that threaten our schoolkids is dodge ball. You read that right. In a growing number of school districts in such states as Texas, Virginia, Maine and Massachusetts, circles of kids dodging and throwing balls at one another have been banned from gym class. Advocacy groups are pushing to get rid of the game; and Neil Williams, an Eastern Connecticut State University phys ed professor, has created a P.E. Hall of Shame, ranking dodge ball as his No. 1 villain. "It allows the stronger kids to pick on and target the weaker kids," he charges. "It's like Lord...
...also know that the Harvard Business School is losing prestige. Add a graduate course in Baseball General Management and HBS’s popularity will skyrocket. Plus, you can rid yourself of that pesky Dan Duquette by having a steady flow of Harvard-educated general managers at your disposal...