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...developing countries, for the purposes of the accord, included China and India, major powers by almost any measure. Giving two such heavyweights a CO2 waiver while the U.S. had to carry its share was galling to some. Proponents of the deal counter, as the biggest polluter, the U.S. should shoulder more of the reduction burden. Says Kjell Larsson, Sweden's Environment Minister and current President of the E.U.: "The U.S. has made it more difficult by using the argument of their economy and saying, 'We cannot afford to take action.' What do you think the argument from the least-developed...
...prefect program website notes that "While proctors shoulder the responsibility of formal academic advising and personal counseling, prefects can help direct first-years to other College resources, like peer counseling groups or department offices...
...also support a commitment to the Workers’ Rights Consortium (WRC) to monitor the status of Harvard’s direct and subcontracted employees abroad. Harvard must shoulder the responsibility to monitor workplace standards for those outside U.S. borders who work on its behalf. We feel that the monitoring organization with which Harvard is currently affiliated, the Fair Labor Association, does not sufficiently protect these workers...
...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) shift from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. should be able to deal effectively with the later hour. While it is true that security guards for the Houses will need to extend their shifts slightly, the University should be able to shoulder this added cost with relatively little effort...
...American political tradition does not believe in such abstractions. The American idea is that the public interest does not arise from the ether and alight upon the shoulder of some wise Senator pulling his chin. It is defined by the rough clash of voices and forces and, yes, interests. Contrary to McCain, these clashing interests are good. The American idea has never been to suppress them but to pit them against each other and allow them to proliferate. The more they proliferate, the more they check and balance each other. Coal fights natural gas. Napster fights the record industry. Nader...