Word: elected
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton ought to remain in office. Some who do not see the tragic results of condoning a presidential liar say they are being loyal to the commitment they made twice in the polling booth. But removing President Clinton and promoting Al Gore '69 would not be overturning two elections; voters did elect Gore to the second-highest office in the land, after all. He's there expressly in case his boss is incapable--or unworthy--of serving...
...rejected proposal would have had the IOP's smaller committees--which plan events, internships and study groups--elect their own members, called associates, to SAC. Currently, SAC is a self-perpetuating system, with members choosing new committee chairs...
Former SAC Vice Chair William P. Moynahan '99, who is also a Crimson executive, presented a second proposal, under which the committee would elect a new class of members each November instead of each February. The intent of the proposal was to elect SAC members later in their Harvard careers and prevent attrition by upperclass students...
Even thornier is the question of what kinds of genetic tinkering parents might be willing to elect to enhance already healthy children. What about using gene therapy to add genes for HIV resistance or longevity or a high IQ? What about enhancements that simply stave off psychological pain--giving a child an attractive face or a pleasing personality? No one is certain when these techniques will be available--and many professionals protest that they're not interested in perfecting them. "Yes, theoretically you could do such things," says Baylor University human-reproduction specialist Larry Lipshultz. "It's doable...
Early Wednesday Clinton called Speaker-elect Livingston to discuss Iraq for the second time that week, this time to say an attack had to begin immediately in order to take Saddam by surprise and avoid starting the campaign during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. In turn, Livingston promised the President he would delay the impeachment vote...