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Bush and Clinton returned to New Orleans together earlier this month, handing out $90 million in reconstruction funds to local colleges and universities; block grants to the Governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; and at the suggestion of Bush 43, funds to help reopen churches and faith-based institutions. They created a bipartisan board to oversee the Katrina donations and vowed to put out a report later this month explaining how they spent their tsunami funds. (One project: buying new fiber-glass boats for fishermen who lost their vessels in the storm.) There's talk of a Clinton visit...
...that the Government department has put its grade-inflationary past behind it. But the department’s brand new buildings, called CGIS Knafel and CGIS South, have doors so heavy that only those aforementioned jocks can wrench them open. Note to the Gov department: rolling boulders to block the doorway would be easier, and they might fit the facade better.Seven: De-creep Cabot House. What do manual elevators and Quadlings have in common? A tendency to get stuck in less-than-ideal places. Combine the two and you’ll recreate the plight of Cabot E-entryway residents...
...clicking on “my privacy.” Students concerned about recruiters viewing their profiles can scroll down to the “who can see my contact info” headline. Then by clicking on “advanced” students can decide to block alumni...
...especially since Congress has usually adjourned for the holidays by this point in the year. The House of Representatives passed the act last Wednesday, but Friday’s 52-47 vote in the Senate failed to gain the support of 60 senators needed to invoke cloture, which would block a filibuster by setting a limit on debate. Four Republicans joined all but two of the Senate Democrats in voting against the measure. Much of their criticism focused on sections of the Patriot Act that outline the criteria under which the FBI can demand patron records from libraries, businesses...
...long-term interests. "Japan pays nearly 20% of the U.N.'s budget, which [it says] argues strongly for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council," says Jeff Kingston, a professor of Japanese history at Temple University's campus in Tokyo. "But China's Security Council veto can block Japan from membership for as long as it likes. So do you think visiting Yasukuni is advancing Japan's interests...