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...lite to rebuild Chicago as a cultural force to be reckoned with. Over the years it was expanded frequently. Now the 264,000-sq.-ft. addition of the Modern Wing, which was proposed by the Institute's former director James Wood and seen to completion by his successor James Cuno, makes the Art Institute the second largest American museum, after the Metropolitan Museum in New York. (See pictures of the new Modern Wing...
Nobody thinks Benedict is an anti-Semite, and those close to him assert that aspersions on his enthusiasm are ridiculous. "He has written on the meaning of Judaism for Christianity," says Cardinal William Levada, his successor as Vatican doctrinal chief. "And he has also shown a fundamental sympathy that not even written words can have." But the Williamson affair was only the most recent episode in a series of gaffes and sour notes by the Pope. He seems simply to have forgotten Jewish concerns on a range of decisions regarding liturgy, sainthood and historical interpretation. In the case of SSPX...
...retirement package, which allows staff over 55 years of age to voluntarily retire if they have worked at Harvard for at least 10 years. Herschbach is a longtime administrator who became the College’s dean for administration last year. She said she will assist in finding her successor, but noted that the responsibilities of her replacement would probably differ from her own, stressing the new relevance of finance in administrative duties. “The whole portfolio has to be reshaped around that very prominent element,” Herschbach said. Herschbach began working at Harvard...
...years or more, Halbrook says. Helmke expects the Brady Campaign to join the fight. The Printz decision was a 5-4 split with the majority opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, but this latest challenge could be heard by a court sitting in Obama's second term or his successor's, meaning it will likely be a court with a different lineup...
...hints that he wanted a to create a big tent government, Zuma apparently failed to persuade former trade union leader turned billionaire Cyril Ramaphosa to take a position. Ramaphosa is an ANC heavyweight. Many see him as the ANC President that never was (he was Nelson Mandela's preferred successor; the job went to Mbeki instead). The corporate sector, which admires his accumulative skills, would have seen his inclusion as further reassurance. Still, Ramaphosa has been out of South Africa's political scene for a long time. A cabinet position would have been something; his absence is merely more...