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...Chiarelli, the ground commander of U.S. forces in Iraq for the past year. "Nor would the level of violence be as high as it is today." Chiarelli's call for a new Iraq strategy with an emphasis on jobs and reconstruction, not more troops, came Dec. 12 as he spoke to reporters during an exit interview before handing over his command to Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno...
...that I first met Josephine Fiorentino—then chair of the board of directors for the Charlesview Apartments—she spoke with passion about the historical importance of the 213-unit affordable housing development as a community within Allston. She did not meet with me to dwell on the past or to bemoan the difficult challenges of operating an aging housing complex like Charlesview. She made it abundantly clear that what she and her fellow Charlesview board members were focused on was the long term future of Charlesview; and that, they thought, involved Harvard...
...dozen other major donors who spoke to The Crimson confirmed Malkin’s remarks. They’ve been giving to Harvard because they agree with the Summers agenda. And regardless of who the next president is, they want that agenda to move forward...
...attached to the agenda put forward by former President Lawrence H. Summers—a plan that includes a major expansion into Allston, a focus on undergraduate life and teaching, and an emphasis on research in the life sciences. Members of the COUR’s executive committee who spoke to The Crimson about the meeting say leaders of the group want a president who is committed to Summers’ vision...
...Still, one thing that does not seem to be at issue in the current episode is that a personality conflict between Bandar and Turki played a big role in his abrupt exit. According to sources close to the family who spoke to TIME, Turki had grown fed up and "angry" that Bandar was still trying to act as Saudi Arabia's point man in dealing directly with President Bush and Vice President Cheney. More general reports of bad blood between the two Saudi princes have also fed rumors that Bandar, also the King's nephew, is positioning himself to replace...