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...certainly does. In their eyes, President George W. Bush found a candidate that everyone could agree on. The right knows he's tough on terrorism, while the left respects his ruling that granted "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla a lawyer. "Our Democratic colleagues have repeatedly told us that the central concern in all this was the health and well-being of the Justice Department," said Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. "Yet now they say they're willing to hold up the new Attorney General...
...interview with The Crimson, she expressed hope that the program would address the persistent fact that many HBS students give up risky entrepreneurship, nonprofit experiences, and other such ventures because they want to be certain they will look attractive to business school admissions committees.This is a worthy concern, and the 2+2 program is an innovative and exciting solution. The program, according to Kimmel, would specifically not seek to admit students who were already well on their way to an investment bank or consulting firm. With a place at HBS secured, such students will hopefully feel liberated to pursue more...
...During the interview, Faust expressed particular concern about students who are forced to make career choices based on their financial situation...
...objections do not usually kill the bills, but they invariably launch negotiations with the bills' authors or the leadership on what can be done to appease DeMint's or Coburn's concerns; usually all they are asking for is a chance to debate and amend the bill - even if their amendments fail they still serve as a symbolic line in the sand. Increasingly, though, the group has started winning votes. Although the group's signature concern has been spending, their biggest victory was killing the immigration bill. They also held up the lobbying reform bill until much more stringent controls...
...Russian effort as a "show." "This isn't the 15th century," he said. "You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say, ?We're claiming this territory.' " In Washington, Ariel Cohen of the Heritage Foundation said, "Russia's attempted grab is a cause for concern" and called on the U.S. government to "formulate a strong response...