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...will probably not adopt a parliamentary system in our lifetime, but Fulbright's penchant for asking questions about the unquestionable is certainly useful. In the 1980s, the U.S. political leadership in both parties has become more and more concerned with image and less and less involved with policy innovation and change. The decline of substance in favor of appearance has turned political leadership into static "followership," where politicians use opinion polls and television rather than their consciences to determine what they think. This problem can be solved only by politicians who measure their success by how much they have educated...
There are several different pension plans the University could choose to adopt, but administrators say choosing a new one is difficult because they must accomodate not only professors with lifetime posts at the University, but also junior faculty members who plan to leave Harvard and teach elsewhere...
CCLN's stated purpose is to prevent overdevelopment by uniting neighborhood groups and urging the City Council to adopt downzoning measures. So far, the group has focused on aiding opponents of a 1530-car parking garage being built on Binney...
CCLN plans to curb the effects of overdevelopment by aiding individual neighborhood groups and urging the City Council to adopt a variety of downzoning measures, Geer said. He added that the city did not have a comprehensive development plan designed with city residents in mind...
...such change was an emphasis on teaching a diverse student body, which forced educators to adopt a broader set of values, Bok said...