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...created by President Nixon in 1970. The first director was George Shultz. He was succeeded in 1972 by Caspar Weinberger. Before that there was the Bureau of the Budget, set up in 1921 by President Warren G. Harding. Its first director was Charles G. Dawes...
Ever since Chief Justice Earl Warren retired from the U.S. Supreme Court 16 years ago, American conservatives have been waiting for wholesale reversals of the Warren era's liberal precedents. But despite six Republican presidential appointees to the high bench since then, the turnaround has not materialized. One of the most powerful forces holding back the conservative tide has been a small, slightly rumpled, elderly gentleman with a ready smile and a legendary gift for gab, William J. Brennan Jr. Court observers agree that the liberal Justice, even in the supposed exile of dissent, has emerged as the master strategist...
Brennan plays these constitutional power games with an institutional advantage. At the court's regular Friday conference, as senior Justice, he addresses his colleagues concerning cases immediately after Chief Justice Warren Burger. Burger's presentations are said to be brief and sketchy, Brennan's long, detailed and thoughtful. "The conference may disagree," says one former clerk, "but it is in terms Brennan established." Further, when he is in the majority and the chief is not, his senior status gives him the right to name the author of the court's opinion. Rather than taking all important decisions for himself, Brennan...
Holy Cross threatened again three frames later, placing runners on first and second with just one out to chase Warren. His replacement, fellow rookie Shawn Haviland, quickly defused the threat, picking off the lead runner, centerfielder Brendan Akashian, on his second try. After a single again moved the Crusaders into scoring position, Haviland, who struck out three in 2.2 frames of work, forced an infield pop-up from Abraham to end the inning...
Though Cohen’s longtime boyfriend Warren M. Tusk ’05 is one of the leading champions of the game, she was somewhat reluctant to join in. Edward J. Su ’07 attempted to change her mind...