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Finally, a large part of Cheney's success lies in his ability to do the dirty work and play bad cop in the administration. This is enormously vital to the Bush team's lofty and ambitious plans and goals. More than anybody else, Cheney coordinates the Bush administration, managing the personnel and making sure domestic policy, foreign policy and political plans come together. He is the prime minister to Bush's president. It is Cheney who goes to Capitol Hill to rally the troops, and, perhaps more importantly, keeps the troops in line. For example, on a recent visit...
...Player of the Year honors after winning seven league games with a 1.12 ERA, despite often pitching both ends of doubleheaders. Thoke, who presently boasts 422 career strikeouts, is on pace to break the school record of 475, which is held by Tasha Cupp '98. She will be a vital leader on and off of the field...
...have repeatedly criticized the search committee for its refusal to involve the entire Harvard community in what is perhaps the most important decision a university can make. Students had a profound interest in participating in this vital discussion on Harvard's future--it seems unrealistic to believe that Harvard students would have had nothing to contribute to the selection of the president of their University...
Since Cheney is not vice-presidential standby equipment but rather a vital part of the Bush Administration, his medical fragility (if that's what it is) raises semiurgent questions about illness and power. When young John Kennedy was elected in 1960, he had already been given the sacrament of Extreme Unction several times. He had suffered for years from life-threatening Addison's disease. Kennedy succeeded Dwight Eisenhower, whose presidency was much afflicted by heart trouble and ileitis. Lyndon Johnson, following J.F.K., had a history of heart attacks and a Rabelaisian appetite for all sorts of things that were...
...looking forward to seeing how the attendees interact with the speakers and challenge them on the vital issues in biotechnology," Shanbhag said...