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...will take a leave of absence at the Kennedy School to work on the transition in Washington, according to Vivas. Allison called Power, an expert on genocide and human rights issues, an “outstanding thinker” whose qualifications outweigh her “monster” remark. “In campaigns, people sometimes say things they would prefer they didn’t say,” Allison said. Power’s remark, given in an interview with a Scottish newspaper, stirred controversy last March. “She is a monster...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Samantha Power Rejoins Team Obama | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

...Where’s My Jetpack?” published last spring, roboticist Daniel H. Wilson demands, “The time has come to hold the golden age of science fiction accountable for its fantastic promises.” Wilson’s tongue-in-cheek remark sums up the unspoken feelings of a generation of Americans who were told they would ride a jetpack to work, eat a whole meal in a pill, and vacation on the moon by the year...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Riding the Wave of the Future | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...Often I find that I am pleased to have become French.' CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY, Italian-born wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, reacting to Berlusconi's remark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Berlusconi's apparent attempt at humor sparked charges of racism from political opponents, though most inside and outside Italy simply shook (or buried) their heads at the terrible timing - both historic and comedic - of such a remark in the wake of Obama's election as the first black U.S. President. As he's done before when accused of stepping out of line on the world stage, the 72-year-old billionaire lashed out at anyone who criticized him or called for an apology as "imbeciles," insisting his comment was meant to be "cute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Berlusconi Loves a Good Gaffe | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

...been closely—and in many cases, unfairly—scrutinized in recent days. At a conference in January of 2005, Summers posited innate aptitude and proclivity as one hypothesis for why women are underrepresented in tenured faculty positions in engineering and the sciences. Sadly, these unfortunate remarks almost completely eclipsed the many positive aspects of his presidency in national media reports. Summers’ remarks were unrefined and excessively blunt, but these were errors for which he has repeatedly and publicly apologized. His very reason for speaking at the conference was to provoke discussion in the academic community...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Case for Larry | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

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