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...cajole France and Germany into economic reform. To many observers, he seemed to lose interest in the E.U. as the prospects for a return on his investment faded. In June, Blair said he'd consider giving up the British rebate, secured in 1984 by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to offset her country's scanty proceeds from the E.U.'s Common Agricultural Policy (cap), but only if "the larger anomaly" of big agricultural subsidies was changed, too. The French, the biggest beneficiaries and fiercest defenders of the cap, have insisted they're not open to further discussion on reducing subsidies...
...Michael Heseltine, who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, told TIME last week that it would be very difficult for the Tories to win the next election, but that the result "could be a very small Labor majority or a hung parliament, which could provide a good platform for coming to power in six or eight years' time." Whether Cameron can succeed where the last four Tory leaders have failed, for the moment he has brought a refreshing fizz back to British politics...
...number of other suggestions. Faculty Council members expressed hope that there would be meaningful discussion of the report at the next Faculty meeting, scheduled for Dec. 6. “With good faculty support, there will be a lot of progress,” said Harvard College Professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Council member. “I think it’s going to happen, we are feeling good.” Kleinman said there is potential for there to be very little dissent regarding the report at next week’s Faculty meeting, based on how well...
...brush aside the chances that had gone for goals in the first 30 minutes. Bugden, who finished with 27 saves, stonewalled Johnston, freshman Sarah Wilson, and senior Jennifer Raimondi all from point blank range. Boe, meanwhile, stifled several odd-man rushes and a strong drive from Friars captain Karen Thatcher. Boe totaled 28 stops on the night. “Down the stretch, things tighten up, become more defensive-minded,” Stone said. “I think [Boe’s] a little tired. She doesn’t know it yet, but she?...
...debate in faculty meetings and student forums in coming weeks, questions remain about the practical application of its recommendations. “The Committee has done a good job of laying out an argument for a broad distribution requirement,” Phillips Professor of Early American History Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote in an e-mail. “The success or failure of this new, much more open, system will depend on how it is implemented.”TRUSTING THE MARKETAccording to the report’s recommendations, students will be able to choose from a large number...