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...Foreign Secretary. Now, as Justice Secretary, Straw explained his decision not to publish the minutes on the basis that privacy is an essential precondition for high-quality debate. "Cabinet is the pinnacle for the decision-making machinery of government" he told the House of Commons. "Confidentiality serves to promote thorough decision-making." As Straw's e-mail correspondents may be reflecting, confidentiality is useful in other areas of government too. Straw maintains that his brush with phishers did not compromise voter privacy. "I am assured there's no evidence that confidentiality of constituents was affected," he said...
...scrutiny given to each applicant typically catches inconsistencies. McGrath acknowledged new technology can more efficiently flag such cases, but stressed a desire to rely primarily on readers’ judgment. “This is not a science,” she said. “This is a thorough careful, human process and we intend to keep it that...
...troubling pattern of conservatism during his reign. While the reunification of the Catholic Church is a commendable goal, Pope Benedict XVI must be more prudent in his actions in the future. He needs to show good faith toward the global community and in the future should be far more thorough in picking his appointments within the church. Though his involvement in the Hitler Youth is certainly not an indicator of his current beliefs, the Pope must nonetheless be conscious of interfaith relations and how his past history colors the global perception of his actions. Though creating a united Roman Catholic...
...often, writers don't nail down exactly what they mean by genius. Simonton tries, with this thorough, slightly ponderous, definition: Geniuses are those who "have the intelligence, enthusiasm, and endurance to acquire the needed expertise in a broadly valued domain of achievement" and who then make contributions to that field that are considered by peers to be both "original and highly exemplary." (Read TIME's 2007 cover story, "Are We Failing Our Geniuses...
...Harvard’s director of community relations Kevin A. McCluskey ’76 said in an interview that the connection between Harvard’s excavation and the influx of rats was tenuous, and that the University employs a “very aggressive and thorough pre-construction program” that anticipated rodent displacement from the work site. He also pointed out that an explanation for the rat influx might be the failure of community members to dispose of trash properly in rat-proof garbage bins...