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...open. The report, released by Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds on Mar. 10, consists of three parts: The first covers changes that have already been implemented by Dean Hammonds at her discretion, the second contains recommendations for changes to faculty rules that will require a vote of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for implementation, and the third presents a set of issues for further “discussion and consideration...
Last fall, the CEB conducted a poll asking students to vote on potential Yardfest artists and musical genres...
...Democratic dream of universal health care, President Obama finally achieved victory on Sunday night, bringing an end to a yearlong partisan struggle. "This legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system, but it moves us decisively in the right direction," Obama said shortly after the historic vote. "This is what change looks like." With Democrats chanting the signature line of the Obama presidential campaign - "Yes we can!" - the House voted 219-212 to send a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system to be signed into law. "We tonight will make history for our country...
...Democrats passed the bill without a single Republican vote - and with the knowledge that it may well have ended the political careers of some who voted for it at a time when the public remains deeply divided over the entire endeavor. "If we pass this bill, there will be no turning back," warned minority leader John Boehner. "It will be the last straw for the American people." (See 10 health care reform...
...kickback, using a process known as budget reconciliation. Such changes would be filibuster-proof in the Senate, though that process could still drag on a while if Republicans choose to draw it out with objections and amendments. Even so, it will be an anticlimax to Sunday's historic House vote, which will send the underlying Senate bill to President Obama's desk for signature. (Watch TIME's video "Uninsured Again...