Word: waxman
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...signal will be the outcome of the battle for leadership of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. The contenders: Representative John Dingell of Michigan, who has defended Detroit from tougher fuel-efficiency standards and stood in the way of action on climate change, and the challenger, Henry Waxman of California, who scores high marks from environmentalists. (See pictures of Barack Obama's victory celebration in Chicago...
...museums of the world are stuffed with spoils of war. They're crammed with stolen relics and permanently borrowed treasures, beautiful icons obtained through shady means and cultural riches that their countries of origin want back - right now. In her look at the debate over who owns ancient art, Waxman, a former Hollywood reporter for the New York Times profiles four museums - the Louvre, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the J. Paul Getty Museum - and poses the question, "Shall we empty [them] because one source country after another seeks the return of treasures past...
...Lowdown:Waxman illustrates this overstuffed book with the colorful personalities and histories behind some of the most famous ancient artworks (the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone), and the questions she raises are fascinating ones. Should a nation be allowed back its antiquities if they cannot be cared for? Is there any value in moving a piece from a museum where it will be seen by millions to one where it may be seen by nobody? Should exhibits detail exactly where an item comes from, no matter how embarrassing the history? Unfortunately, the basic appeal of such debates is often diluted...
...freshmen who participated appeared satisfied. “I definitely started harder than I should have, but at the end I definitely wanted to keep going,” said Vicky E. Koski-Karell ’12, drawing agreement from a similarly sweaty Ethan N. Waxman ’12. Both claimed to have ascended to the breathless territory that was Zone 4. But despite the FDO’s extensive offerings, neither Koski-Karell nor Waxman could recall attending any other non-mandatory opening week events—a trend that was acknowledged by several other freshman elsewhere...
...only real prospect for unearthing new facts comes from the subpoena issued last Monday by Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, to Attorney General Michael Mukasey demanding transcripts of FBI interviews with Cheney and Bush in the Plame case. The FBI is awaiting orders from Mukasey's office, but don't hold your breath. Department of Justice spokesman Peter Carr says, "We have received the subpoena and are reviewing it." Waxman's office expects a continued stonewall from the Justice Department ahead of the noon Monday subpoena deadline...