Word: thoroughness
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...advantage of it. In a White House that churns out micro-initiatives every day, Raines has squelched the Administration's habit of making such announcements without checking whether OMB has sanctioned a plan to pay for them with cuts elsewhere. This month he stepped in to require a more thorough vetting of measures that would tighten food-safety regulations. "There were more people running around with their own little pet projects," says White House spokesman Michael McCurry. "Raines has reined...
...Lake, along with Labor nominee Alexis Herman, has been put under the GOP spotlight. "My read on this is that the Republicans will shake them up, but they probably will pass them," says TIME White House correspondent J.F.O. McAllister. "Majority Leader Trent Lott says he just wants to be thorough." The probe into Lake's investments focuses on several energy stocks he owned while serving in his current job as National Security Advisor. The White House counsel's office advised Lake two years ago to sell his holdings in four energy-related concerns, which were deemed a potential ethical conflict...
...Lake, along with Labor nominee Alexis Herman, has been put under the GOP spotlight. "My read on this is that the Republicans will shake them up, but they probably will pass them," says TIME White House correspondent J.F.O. McAllister. "Majority Leader Trent Lott says he just wants to be thorough." The probe into Lake's investments focuses on several energy stocks he owned while serving in his current job as National Security Advisor. The White House counsel's office advised Lake two years ago to sell his holdings in four energy-related concerns, which were deemed a potential ethical conflict...
...running through my warm memories of Professor Price, I am struck by the fact that when one considers the qualities of the ideal Harvard professor, one has invariably described the very nature of the late H. Douglas Price. Professor Price was a thorough scholar, a thoughtful mentor, a patient teacher, a sterling role model and a compassionate friend. He authored groundbreaking scholarship in the field of American political participation which has been cited in academic journals for decades. Yet he also placed a high priority on close contact with undergraduate students...
Elizabeth A. Haynes '98 was the clear presidential winner, with Eric M. Nelson '99 (a Crimson editor) a close second. Haynes promoted innovative ideas such as requiring council members to attend their house committee meetings, and she demonstrated her two years' knowledge of the council with direct and thorough responses to the moderator's and panelists' questions. Consider her answer to the last question of the night, "What makes you the person who should go to the administration at Harvard?" In one minute, she deftly summarized her experience dealing with administrators such as Secretary to the Administrative Board Virginia...