Word: statement
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...highlight that in this moment - in the run-up to the all-important U.N. climate-change summit in Copenhagen at the end of the year - we're reaching a turning point for the planet. "This is absolutely the issue that defines us," says Heinz. "We wanted to make a statement that across America, there are people taking on these problems and that it's something...
...government borrowing crowded out private investment and investors demanded higher interest rates on Treasuries to compensate for our country's shakier finances. But during the Reagan presidency, deficits stayed above 4% of GDP for five straight years - and interest rates fell, and the economy boomed. (Hence Cheney's full statement to O'Neill: "Reagan proved deficits don't matter...
...school announced the appointment of the entrepreneurs, including former Yahoo! Inc. President Susan L. Decker, in a statement last week. The appointments represent a significant increase in the size of the six-year-old residency program, which has had only one annual participant in past years...
...time when his fund-raising abilities may have been most needed for the Law School when academic institutions around the country are facing challenges in raising funds. Law School Professor Charles Fried, who holds an endowed professorship, lamented Caspersen’s passing in an e-mail statement to The Crimson and said he “appreciated his warm and engaged generosity to Harvard Law School and its work.” Even after his death, Caspersen’s presence will continue to be felt in the North Yard. Two endowed professorships in Caspersen?...
...responsible for investigating the costs and benefits of the government’s regulatory policies, on issues ranging from financial services to environmental policy. “I feel honored, grateful, and humbled to be able to serve the country,” Sunstein wrote in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson on Saturday. The 57-40 Senate vote fell predictably along partisan lines, with all but five Democrats who were present for the vote and only four Republicans voting in favor of his nomination. Conservatives aired concerns about Sunstein’s public statements as an academic, particularly...