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...books, is also in line with Faust’s desire to reach out to members of the Harvard community in a “quest for more than just individual character.” Humanities Center Director Homi K. Bhabha said Morrison was an excellent choice for a speaker because she represents in her work the “American experience as it was in the past and as it is, the history of slavery, the history of freedom.” The reading also resonated with Faust’s background as a Civil War historian. Faust spoke...
...Democrats aren’t obliged to tell both sides of the story, but what’s maddening is that the Democrats insist they are above the fray. After the Congressional elections, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) proclaimed that the Democrats would reign over the “most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history.” Using the Senate floor to slur your political opponents isn’t exactly ethical...
...beer was great, and he was an engaging speaker,” said Jonathan...
...Socialist Government denies it is directing the reinvigorated police activity, insisting that it is a law-enforcement action, not a politically motivated one. ""The Judicial branch acts independently and the Government does not tell the judges what to do", Jose Antonio Pastor, the Basque Socialist Party speaker at the Basque Parliament, told TIME. "[This operation] is not an instrumental action by the Government...
...Unlike on North Korea, a strong domestic political constituency backs a more hawkish line on Iran. Last spring, for example, in response to pressure from strongly pro-Israel Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed a provision in a military spending bill that would have required the President to seek congressional approval before attacking Iran. More recently, Congress moved out ahead of the Administration's own position on taking action against European companies doing business with Iran, and on declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. With Israeli hawks warning that Iran threatens Israel's very existence, the pressure against...