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Some wise hands in Washington have learned to avoid secrets at all cost. Last month David Margolis, a 40-year veteran of the Justice Department nicknamed "Yoda" because of his deep authority in the building, testified that he actively avoided learning details of sub-rosa White House involvement in the U.S. Attorney firings...
...this year, Bok, an Army veteran, and Faust did not attend the June 6 ceremony because each had prior commitments, according to Harvard spokesman John D. Longbrake. Bok was chairing his final meeting with the Harvard Corporation, the University's top governing body, and Faust was speaking to a group of Radcliffe alumnae celebrating their 50th reunion...
...Being a leader doesn't mean bashing everything all the time, and at the same time, being a leader doesn't mean being a cheerleader,” McGovern said, in probable reference to Nolan, a longtime critic of the school district's administration, and veteran committee member Nancy Walser, Fowler-Finn's strongest supporter...
...veteran New York fire investigator was asked a few years ago to apply 21st century forensic science to the grim facts of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire, in which 146 young workers died in Manhattan. Ultimately, he found the inferno baffling. It just shouldn't have been so deadly...
...veteran of Republican politics noted that all candidates live in fear that a prominent supporter will become an embarrassment in the middle of a campaign. A major run at the Presidency means adding hundreds of new "friends" every day - people with money or clout whose backgrounds cannot possibly all be checked...