Word: seeks
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...just that Newt is new; it's that he has ideas, 10 simple and simplistic solutions embodied in his "Contract with America." Not all of Newt's poll-driven notions are nonsense, of course, but transparency is their common denominator. They seek to gratify the public's desires and quiet its fears. Conveniently forgotten is the real world's complexity and an appreciation for the long-term consequences of their feel-good prescriptions. Consider, for example, the contract's implicit welfare paradigm: We're against children having children, so unwed teen mothers will be denied welfare and their kids...
...career development of junior faculty, and not simply the tenuring of women at Harvard, that initiatives of this kind advance. They are an appropriate response to an obvious need. Should junior faculty wish to take additional leave, they must do so at their own expense or seek outside funding...
...PBHA president should seek to ensure that the right person is picked for the [new deanship]," he wrote. "We must guarantee that PBHA has the adequate means to operate safely and responsibly" in the wake of budget restructuring...
Though still committed to reform, Bonfili says he will not seek re-election and is unclear what his next step will...
...full-employment policies. Currently, the Fed's directive -- in force since 1978 -- requires the central bank to pursue the aim of maximum employment, stable prices and moderate, long-term interest rates. But Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), future chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, said today that he would "seek to remove all aspects of employment and economic control from the Fed's mandates." The Economic Strategy Institute, a liberal think tank, called the proposal a serious mistake.Post your opinion on theWashingtonbulletin board...