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...Wake Up and Make Up? "The Morning After" [Nov. 1] asked if, when the presidential campaign is over, it will "be possible to pick up the pieces, bridge the gaps and reunite the United States." Now that Bush has been elected for another four years, the stakes could not be higher for the people of the world, the majority of whom seem to be against him. Bush's victory was a defeat for the world. It's too bad we don't have global suffrage for U.S. presidential elections. Tetsu Suzuki Kariya, Japan...
...head. The Irish-born aid worker fell in love with Iraq after moving there with her Iraqi-born husband in 1972. Through Saddam Hussein's rule and Gulf War bombings she stayed, learning Arabic and converting to Islam. She became a spokeswoman for Iraqi children suffering in the wake of the Gulf...
...sorry for Europe 's top executives. Last week, Los Angeles-based headhunters Korn/Ferry International revealed that high - and in some cases increasing - numbers of European directors are declining invitations to sit on company boards. The reason? The pressures and costs involved in upholding stricter corporate governance standards in the wake of high-profile blowouts such as Enron and Parmalat. The scandals have "brought home to a greater extent the importance of quality contributions" from board directors, says Mina Gouran, head of U.K. Board Services at Korn/Ferry. Translation: nobody wants these gigs anymore, so directors might soon be in short supply...
Harvard’s season ended at Jordan Field on Nov. 13, falling to now three-time defending NCAA champion Wake Forest in the first round of the tournament by a score...
Another election so soon? As Democrats ponder what direction their party should take in the wake of yet another presidential defeat, the choice of a new chairman of the Democratic National Committee could be the skirmish that reveals whether the party will try to resurrect itself by turning to the center or by stoking the anti-Bush anger of its left. Two leading contenders are emerging. Howard Dean is being urged to run by liberal activists convinced he is the best chance for channeling the base's ire into a national message. But the more centrist group believes that Dean...