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...take back the House. Pelosi declared one of the great things to be in the majority would be "subpoena power." Democratic House candidates are not thrilled, and party strategists say this is not a smart tactic. "I don't think it's helpful to get into the sort of scare tactics of abusing subpoena power," said Dianne Farrell, who is running for a House seat in Southern Connecticut. "The American people are not looking for a scapegoat...
...been hearing the drums out of Washington,” Stephen F. Ells ’56 says, “but it was when it landed in our backyard that it sort of intruded on our consciousness.”The worst of the Red Scare at Harvard had fallen in 1954 and 1955. By 1956, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy had lost much of his credibility. By the time the Class of 1956 was leaving Cambridge, the book was closing on the era. “It was the height of the McCarthy period, even though...
...rulings imply that the divorce settlements should compensate them for their sacrifice. It's not just women who are winning; judges at the Court of Appeal last week ordered a wealthy woman to boost payments to her ex-husband. It's too early to say whether the rulings will scare people off marriage or lead to more divorces. But some lawyers predict that unhappy spouses around the world may scheme their way to England or Wales (Scotland is governed under different laws), turning those countries into divorce havens for anyone - such as expatriates or dual nationals - who can claim ties...
...winner with The Host, which imagines a sea monster, Nessie mixed with Godzilla, rising from the Han River to terrorize the good people of Seoul. Variety's Todd McCarthy called it the surprise hit of the Festival, saying it "provoked widespread comparison to Jaws and Alien in its scare quotient and filmmaking expertise." So many buyers were turned away from packed early screenings that more had to be scheduled...
OCTOBER 16, 2001 Summers’ first Faculty meeting as University president came in the shadow of the Sept. 11 attacks. Summers said he would establish an “informal advisory group” of faculty and administrators to address the anthrax scare that was gripping the nation...