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...last time University President Lawrence H. Summers publicly ruminated on the capabilities of the opposite sex, he ignited an international brouhaha that would eventually taint his presidency. But as the unlikely keynote speaker at a women’s leadership conference yesterday morning, Summers received a far different reception. Speaking to a predominantly female crowd gathered in a Charles Hotel conference room, Summers emphasized the “profound importance” of women’s leadership, receiving extended applause at the end of his 30-minute speech and words of praise from numerous audience members...
...Other than Bill Kirby, I think there was only one speaker who advocated going forward this term,” Feldman said of Tuesday’s meeting. “By the end of the meeting, I think even Kirby had given up hope...
...about the reforms - somewhat surprisingly, since the members of Congress closest to Abramoff were mainly House Republicans. New House Majority Leader John Boehner has pushed for a go-slow approach on the reforms, although he says the House will take them up over the next month. Boehner and House Speaker Dennis Hastert had publicly disagreed about a proposed ban on private travel, although Boehner has now suggested he could support a temporary ban until Congress created a system to pre-approve all trips...
...guys, they would be more likely to think about things other than prayer,” says Tellawi, FM’s guide for the day. 1:30- Barefoot worshipers kneel with their heads on the floor, sit on their knees, then bow, stand, and repeat. A speaker discusses Koran teachings, and the group chants in Arabic. 2:00- After a moment of silence, prayers are over. FM asks Tellawi why some women removed their hijabs after the service. “The hijab is a huge responsibility,” she says. When she first wore hers...
Vendler describes how Herbert, through various formal inventions and the creation of unique dramatic situations—for instance, in which the speaker is placed in dialogue, with Jesus himself—is able to create a hypothetical space of intimacy with God, without the distances imposed by contemporary social life or the conventional constraints of the Catholic church...