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...insists, harder than others). Unlike his father, Big John was physically imposing, and he filled his office walls with hunting trophies; visitors plead their cases under the cold gaze of Dingell kills. He honored his father by pushing for national health insurance and was chosen in 1965 to wield the gavel when the House passed Medicare...
...fill. And as the pundits went on to decry the supposed snubbing of the leader of the one superpower, they failed to separate the man from the office. Bush is steadily losing the respect of the world as his record of failed policies grows. A man who has to wield the power of his office with ever increasing threats is not displaying leadership. TIME is right. Bush's actions do not qualify him for a place on the list. Linda Bleakley, Bella Vista, Arkansas...
...dining hall and rarely sponsored events.The contrast between the performance of the Gehrkes and Kirshners as house masters—highlighted in a letter signed by 77 Quincy House seniors sent to the Kirshners in April and recently obtained by The Crimson—demonstrates the power that masters wield in forming a house’s social fabric. It also raises fundamental questions about the way Harvard’s housing system...
...fill. And as the pundits went on to decry the supposed snubbing of the leader of the one superpower, they failed to separate the man from the office. Bush is steadily losing the respect of the world as his record of failed policies grows. A man who has to wield the power of his office with ever increasing threats is not displaying leadership. TIME is right. Bush's actions do not qualify him for a place on the list...
When I am asked that question, I like to ask, In what area of your life do you wield influence? Are you a member of a church group? A book club? There are many ways, and none of them can be overlooked when you are talking about trying to create a collective awareness. You never know where water is going to find its level and finally reach someone...