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...occupies a special position in the city. He is one of five employees hired directly by the City Council, and nearly all city jobs are under his supervision. Although the council is the ultimate authority on policy, the city manager's office implements these policies--often making Healy a shaper of policy as well...
Down the hall, the newly-refurbished Nautilus room boasts a corridor-long hall of mirrors and nine "toning" machines. Here varsity athletes mix with recreational shaper-uppers. One day earlier this week, a man sporting a red "Harvard men don't stop at third base" shirt struggled with the dreaded thigh machine, while a women's lacrosse player chatted with one of the weight room regulars...
...University is more than a provider ofeducation; it exists as a corporation, afinancier, a government policy shaper," Robinsonsaid. "We hope our book will raise questions inthe Harvard community as to exactly what theUniversity...
...institution that discriminates in any manner. The Senate voted 92 to 4 to break a filibuster by Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah against the bill. Hatch then threatened to offer 1,000-odd amendments and demand a vote on each. Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, a prime shaper of the civil rights bill, reluctantly moved to kill his own legislation and clear the decks for the continuing resolution. The Senate agreed...
...personal influence, Deaver chooses to behave more like a steward of the presidential image than a shaper of public policy. He is the master of the household, the Lord High Chamberlain of the White House...