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...slow writer, unfortunately,” she says. But the process of writing was prolonged when she became dissatisfied with her first draft then, after two years of work, “threw it away and wrote the book again...
When I was at Harvard nearly four decades ago, as part of the “strike” Class of 1969, many of my classmates had a very grand sense of the possible. Sure, we had problems—the men had the Vietnam-era draft, and the women faced far worse gender bias than now—but we were confident we could fix those problems. Our biggest dreams had little to do with money, and a lot to do with grand causes and personal journeys into the arts, teaching or elsewhere...
...finally were dropped altogether in public pronouncements...You have the President and the Vice President and the Secretary of State using words like 'we know'--as opposed to 'we believe'--and 'there can be no doubt.'" Pat Roberts, a Republican Senator from Kansas, whose panel will distribute its secret draft report to committee Republicans and Democrats this week, said the Intelligence Committee should be given a chance to explain the intelligence failings before a commission is considered. Still, some Republicans seem to think some kind of commission is inevitable. "We need to set up a mechanism of some type that...
...attempt to revive talks about increasing cooperation and transparency. Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti challenged his G-7 partners over the weekend to follow suit on his country's draft plan to crack down on tax havens. At a meeting of G-7 Finance Ministers in Florida, Tremonti unveiled details of the proposal - part of a broader regulatory reform to respond to the Parmalat scandal - that requires Italian companies to be far more transparent about offshore holdings, including the way they are accounted for (or not) on the books. In the U.S., John Kerry, the front runner in the race...
...subcommittee will reconvene to incorporate the suggestions into a final draft of the party form...