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Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev stressed the importance of his country in stabilizing the surrounding regions and shaping Europe’s new energy policy in a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School last night...
...suspended over a 40-mile stretch of Colorado’s Arkansas river. The application for government approval was a 2029-page book.“It will be 45 minutes and we will show 81 slides,” Jeanne-Claude said, by way of prefacing a speech, at the beginning of an event held last Wednesday at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston. The afternoon and evening were devoted to celebrating the artists and their work, and, more specifically, their skill in negotiating complex social and legal issues in order to pursue their enormous installation projects...
...general atmosphere that pervades Washington, both sides were quick to point fingers. House Republicans charged to the microphones to blame Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the defeat, saying that at least a dozen of their members switched their votes because they were offended by the partisanship of a speech she gave on the House floor. Democrats scoffed at that excuse. "Think of this: Somebody hurt my feelings, so I am going to punish the country," said House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who had been one of the chief negotiators of the plan...
...said philosophy professor Warren Goldfarb ’69, who was the first openly gay professor at Harvard.The weekend was centered around a series of events and panels, including morning prayers with FAS and Kennedy School lecturer Timothy P. McCarthy ’93, a speech by University President Drew G. Faust, and a legal panel with gay rights advocates like law professors Laurence H. Tribe ’62 and William B. Rubenstein.Evenings featured film screenings, a “Gaydalus” afterparty at Daedalus, and cocktail receptions.These social gatherings brought together several generations of alumni, lending...
...said BBSN Executive Director Jarell L. Lee ’10. Lee said his vision in planning this year’s event was two-fold: creating a bridge among black college students, and between college students and the greater Boston community. Saturday’s event featured a speech by Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner, a reading of a proclamation by Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, and 15 tables with community representatives. The event also included entertainment by DJ Nix in the Mix of BET, eight talent acts, a dance competition, a step competition, and a raffle. Justin...