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...commissioned to create a list of the five greatest senators in the legislative body’s history. Kennedy discussed the committee’s criteria in selecting these five Senate members—who turned out to be Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Robert Taft, and Robert La Follette, Sr.—in an article for the New York Times Magazine. The chosen senators, Kennedy wrote, displayed “statesmanship transcending party and State lines” and “leadership in national thought and constitutional interpretation as well as legislation...
...trajectory of China’s political and economic structure, and how the United States should respond to China’s modernization efforts. “It’s rare to hear from a diplomat who has also been a scholar,” said Graham T. Webster, a student in East Asian studies at GSAS. “It’s also good to hear from diplomats who are no longer in government because they speak more freely, and I think he did that today.” The lecture series, which celebrates the connection between...
...Born in Webster, South Dakota, Brokaw is the son of Anthony (a U.S. Army foreman) and Eugenia (a clerk...
...Joannou, founder of the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art in Athens. Currently, the lobby's centerpiece is the compelling image of artist Vanessa Beecroft's own highly stylized wedding in an Italian chapel, with all the guests dressed in white. It's wittily complemented by Tim Noble and Sue Webster's huge flashing YES sculpture. And besides Spencer Tunick's photos of nude figures in an architectural landscape, even quirkier works are exhibited in the restaurant opposite the slinky, multicolored swimming pool. Taking a splash while contemplating an intriguing work of art - what could be more refreshing...
...Smith and Bovill are part of a long and illustrious line of spelling malcontents. Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, Teddy Roosevelt and even Noah Webster, father of American lexicography, all lobbied for spelling reform, their reasons ranging from traumatic childhood spelling experiences to the hope that easier communication would promote peace. In 1906, Mark Twain lobbied the Associated Press to use phonetic spelling. "The heart of our trouble is with our foolish alphabet," he once wrote. "It doesn't know how to spell, and can't be taught...