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...classical historian, media personality and politician. "My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it," says Johnson, who became editor of the venerable U.K. political magazine the Spectator in 1999 and swiftly reneged on a promise to Conrad Black, its proprietor at the time, not to seek a parliamentary seat. Johnson's biographer Andrew Gimson later interviewed Black, now something of a byword for double-dealing after his conviction this summer for criminal fraud. Black described his former employee as "ineffably duplicitous...
Cengizer—who is currently a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs—said that he doubts that Kurds will seek independence from Iraq, but said that Turkey is not opposed to Kurdish independence in principle...
...said Alex R. Mersereau ’10, a brother of Sigma Chi. Berkey, a John Harvard scholar whose GPA as a junior placed her in the top 5 percent of her class, approaches her role with seriousness and the kind of ambition that would drive her to seek the title and responsibilities of International Sweetheart. “One of them is just being a part of the frat almost in that she comes to the events and helps with organization and helps us become better brothers,” said Robert Cecot ’08, another brother...
...Venezuelan government is indeed a democracy. “If somebody can turn a defeat such as this into a success, it’s him,” Ortega said of Chavez. But Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann said he did not think the results will prevent Chavez from seeking power in the future. “I think we have to keep being vigilant,” Hausmann said in an interview yesterday. “He didn’t get the votes last night, but he announced that he was not abandoning his plan?...
...think it’s insane.” Unfortunately, this type of work is in the job description for journalists. And no presidential candidate was drafted into the race, even if some supporters use the word to let their candidate show his charming reluctance to seek power. There’s a vein of criticism that pities the poor American people, with their short attention spans, who will surely be worn down by the negativity and relentlessness of this cruel, cruel race. But the numbers tell a different story. It was 18 months from the first candidacy announcement...