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...hurricane-recovery grants, George Bush and Bill Clinton sat down for their first joint print interview, with TIME's Michael Duffy, who covered both Presidents when they were in office. The two men were in a good mood, referring and deferring to each other throughout the 30-minute session and recalling a joint adventure on the high seas. Here are some excerpts...
Once parliament is in session, the loose alliances that grouped candidates together on election lists could well melt away as backroom haggling begins. And because the constitution requires only a 50% vote of no confidence to dissolve the government, it's possible the first Prime Minister and Cabinet won't stay in power anywhere close to their four-year terms. That means the biggest threat to the fledgling democracy may be political gridlock. A Pentagon official monitoring Iraq acknowledges that a weak administration could invite a coup. But that risk, says the official, "may just be one of the albatrosses...
...final meeting of its 2004-2005 session, the Cambridge City Council bid adieu to its lone departing member before sparring over details of a proposed West Cambridge community center. Three-term councillor David P. Maher—whose father, William, also served on the Council in 1966—was the only member who failed to retain his seat in November municipal elections. Political newcomer Craig Kelley is set to replace Maher at the Council’s first meeting on Jan. 2. Councillor Timothy J. Toomey Jr. led the Council in thanking Maher for his service and presenting...
...trusted professor, whom Cramer would not name, came to him in his last days of senior year with the news that Heimert had told faculty members during a closed session of the History and Literature department that he’d “buffaloed” the Faculty into believing that this ratio rise would actually happen...
...House, also helped to organize the event. Bell, who is also a Crimson editor, said that he thought Kennedy would be a good guest speaker because the discussion could influence his research. “This is an unusual and exciting event in that it is also a brainstorming session of sorts for Professor Kennedy,” Bell said. “He’s looking to learn and be inspired and provoked by your thoughts on the subject as much as he is eager to share what he’s found...