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...Iran’s assertion that Jahanbegloo is a subversive drew ridicule from his Harvard friends, all of whom remember him as a soft-spoken, apolitical scholar who admires Gandhi...
...pique of fury, even if he regretted the example it may have set for others. "My action was unpardonable, and I want to say loudly and clearly to all the many people, to the millions of children who saw it, I apologize," said Zidane in his habitual soft-spoken tones, a military-style coat caped over his shoulders. "I want to apologize to coaches and people who work with kids, and try to teach them what is acceptable, and what...
Iran’s assertion that Jahanbegloo is a subversive drew ridicule from his Harvard friends, all of whom remember him as a soft-spoken, apolitical scholar who admired Gandhi...
...research, efforts which the larger community has recognized. Kremer is one of five recipients of the Dean’s Award for graduating MBA students who have made a positive impact on the Business School community and the well-being of society.“He is very soft-spoken, very easy-going, and, at the same time, very, very intelligent with a great sense of humor,” said Isenberg. But Kremer said his friends are the ones who should truly be awarded. “These people are my engine, my north star, my support and family...
...soft-spoken, polite man who has long worked as obstetrician, Tom Coburn has angered senators from the right and the left in his decade-long battle to cut what he considers pork-barrel spending from the federal budget. Coburn has diagnosed such spending, known as earmarks, as "the gateway drug to spending addiction" and he's determined to cure Congress of this malady. As the Senate has worked to pass a key appropriations bill over the last two weeks, Coburn has attached 19 amendments to the bill, all targeting spending provisions he thinks are pork. Most famous for his attacks...