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...seeing their turf sliced and diced beneath them. (One complaint: How come the Coast Guard commandant gets to report directly to the new Secretary, whereas Customs and INS have to go through an Under Secretary who in turn reports to a Deputy Secretary?) Asks James Steinberg, a scholar at the Brookings Institution: "Are we going to spend as much time haggling over the uniforms and badges, or will we get at the core issues...
...sources tell TIME. Lunching with about 15 Democratic donors and fund raisers at the Park Avenue offices of venture capitalist Alan Patricof, a strong Gore backer in '00 who is neutral so far for '04, Clark laid out his credentials and his differences with George W. Bush. A Rhodes scholar who fought in Vietnam and served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe from 1997 to 2000, Clark said the U.S. should finish routing al-Qaeda before taking on Iraq and criticized Bush for being too dismissive of nonwar options there. Commander of NATO's war in Kosovo in 1999, Clark...
...DIED. ABBA EBAN, 87, former Israeli Foreign Minister and erudite scholar whose oratory captured the world's sympathy for the Jewish state in its early years; near Tel Aviv. In a hawkish environment, Eban urged a conciliatory approach toward the Arabs. Following the 1967 Six-Day War, Eban advocated withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. Remembered for his witty gibes, Eban often said the Palestinians "never miss an opportunity to miss an oppor-tunity." Last year Eban was decorated with the Israel Prize, the nation's highest honor...
...neighbors on campus. People sacrifice for opportunities for their kids, and the kids try to live up. The pressure there is perhaps more compelling than any scout’s visit or looming draft date, and it’s something that makes Morris much like every National Merit Scholar in the dining hall or Intel finalist in the labs. Sure, the football paraphernalia is proudly displayed in his common room, but what Harvard student hasn’t displayed a science fair medal on the refrigerator, a debate trophy in the living room, a varsity letter on his jacket...
Kirkland House Resident Scholar Peter V. Emerson, whom Co-Master Verena A. Conley said was “instrumental” in inviting speakers to the House, emphasized the conversational nature of the series...