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...that a deal has been struck with north korea on its nuclear weapons program, both the South Korean and U.S. governments have embarked on a hard sell. They claim that this new accord trumps the 1994 Agreed Framework negotiated by the Clinton Administration, and that it signals the beginning of a complete denuclearization of North Korea...
...recorded that humility was the first note struck by Senator Barack Obama in announcing his presidential candidacy before a large crowd in Springfield, Ill.: "It's humbling, but in my heart I know you didn't come here just for me; you came here because you believe in what this country can be." It was a note struck repeatedly during his first weekend of campaigning. "This is not only about me," he would say, launching into a lengthy and crowd-deadening disquisition on how, as a former community organizer, he understood that change comes from the grass roots...
...some listeners, Putin's complaints were eerily reminiscent of the cold war. But as I looked around the conference hall, it struck me that his target audience was not necessarily American but rather more European and Middle Eastern. Like Michael Corleone, Putin aspires to be a businessman. His Russia is an energy empire, sitting on more than a quarter of the world's proven reserves of natural gas, 17% of its coal and 6% of its oil. For geographical reasons, the U.S. is not one of Russia's main customers. But two-fifths of Germany's natural-gas imports come...
...think it’s excellent. I think there are a number of tangible suggestions that are in the process already of being implemented or could be implemented. I think it will also generate discussion. I’m very struck by the kind of imagination that it demonstrated in that report about ways to make us more conscious about our teaching and how to set up structured that will inspire people to be the best teachers that they...
...said. The president-elect also praised the report by the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, which examined pedagogy at Harvard and was led by the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol. She said that “she was struck by the kind of imagination that is demonstrated in the report,” and that the notion of taking the quality of teaching into account in tenure and pay decisions would “encourage people to be the best teachers they can.” Faust planned to meet with members...