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...current case, as the Administration struggles with the Iraq war, criticism over domestic surveillance and other issues that have diminished its ability to defy Congress. And the White House has already turned over thousands of pages of emails and other documents, a concession that undermines any claim of strict privilege...
...latest federal filing, Harvard owned $15.7 million of the two companies as of the end of last year through mutual funds. If the original investment was enough to merit divestment, this surely is, so Harvard should drop this stock immediately.We disagree, however, with the idea of a strict, preemptive policy rule. Harvard has only divested a few times in its history, and for good reason. As Interim President Derek C. Bok pointed out in a 1979 open letter that continues to guide Harvard’s policy on divestment today, Harvard’s academic mission puts constraints...
...crime-ridden city into a safe and clean one; and the need for that kind of toughness in a dangerous world. Giuliani is talking to conservatives now in a language they want to hear. He promises that whatever his personal views, the judges he appoints as President would be "strict constructionists" in the mold of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and John Roberts, which is generally understood to mean against abortion and gay marriage...
...need to check someone in by a certain time,” Weiner said. “Otherwise they have to sign themselves in, and after a certain time they can’t get into the dorm.” Despite their restrictiveness, the strict guest policy has benefited the students, BU’s Director of Media Relations Colin D. Riley said. “You have to remember what was happening 20 years ago,” he says, referring to the time before the current rules were enacted. “It wasn?...
John Kenneth Gailbraith'shousekeeper never had a problem saying no. One day President Lyndon Johnson called the Galbraith house wanting to talk to the great economist, who had lain down for a little shut-eye. "He's taking a nap and has left strict orders not to be disturbed," said the housekeeper. Johnson replied, "Well, I'm the President. Wake him up." The response: "I'm sorry, Mr. President, but I work for Mr. Galbraith, not for you." Click...