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...Note: On Tuesday, Gov. Blagojevich was taken into custody on a U.S. District Court complaint of trying to take advantage of his leverage to appoint a U.S. Senator to fill Barack Obama's seat; it also said the governor tried to coerce the Chicago Tribune into firing staffers critical of the governor, in exchange for "millions of dollars" in assistance from the state of Illinois. The Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy this week...
...Bush Administration, leery of adding yet another taxpayer bailout to its already shaky legacy, has been unwilling to step in, appoint a car czar and negotiate a solution to the problem. The incoming Obama Administration is expecting such talks to fall to it, but the automakers, especially GM, have warned they cannot wait. "I believe that we could lose General Motors by the end of this month," said Ron Gettelfinger, head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which announced Wednesday that it would be willing to sacrifice job-security provisions and financing for retiree health care to save...
...need.” Romer and her husband David H. Romer, both currently economics professors at Berkeley, were expected to move to Harvard last May. While Romer’s husband received a tenure offer from Harvard, the University did not extend a similar offer to the newly-appointed CEA chair—a decision which sparked much debate among economists in academic circles nationwide. “She’s had a very impressive career,” said Mankiw, a close friend of the Romers who was David’s best man at their wedding...
...next two weeks, Smith will appoint a priorities committee to facilitate discussion between Smith and faculty about budgetary planning until March...
...most qualified, but also marked a sharp contrast to his GOP opponent. Moreover, Obama’s willingness to engage with intellectuals of all political stripes is a welcome change from the previous administration, which often prioritized political affiliation over competency: President Bush’s attempted appointment of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court is a salient example of his utter disregard for experience and competency in exchange for political maneuvering. As Obama shifts the focus back to ability, he will have no choice but to turn to those who are familiar with Washington politics; this inevitability...