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...Webster's dictionary defines "coalition" as: "the act of coalescing: union." While it is true that Zaheer R. Ali '94 was able to bring together nine minority organizations in the newly formed coalition, he left out a very important population at Harvard; everyone else...
...Agents openly refer to Sessions as "Director Concessions," "the empty suit" and "Chauncey Gardiner," after the simpleminded hero of the Jerzy Kosinski novel Being There. "The vast majority of agents are embarrassed by him," says Francis Mullen Jr., who served as the FBI's No. 2 official under William Webster, Sessions' predecessor...
There are coaches who would sell their soul to the devil for the kind of situation rookie Harvard squash Coach Bill Doyle stepped into this year. Sell their soul, and not even mention Daniel Webster when the ol' Evil One comes to collect...
...recovery will be slower than they had hoped and maintain that Britain's economic problems are part of a global recession. While John Major's new year message is expected to be cautiously optimistic, senior colleagues want to avoid giving the impression that the upturn [will be dramatic]. Philip Webster The Times of London, December...
Along with its stinging critique, the Webster report prescribes a step-by- step plan of action. Not only does it recommend redeploying police officers onto patrols, but it also calls for a community-based approach to crime fighting, a style favored by new police chief Willie Williams. Unless city officials act quickly to correct major problems identified in the report, warned Webster, "it could happen again." The bottom line: the Gates era is over at the Los Angeles Police Department...