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...official University welcome for Summers will be held off until his Inaugural gala, two days of events scheduled for Oct. 11 and 12. The official installation of Summers, a ceremony that will include an formal academic procession, has been set for 2:30 on Oct. 12 in Tercentenary Theatre...
This was the gala Tokyo premiere last Thursday of the movie Pearl Harbor, which will open in theaters across Japan on July 14. Walt Disney Co. hopes the film will make close to $100 million in box-office receipts in Japan, which would help its bottom line after a relatively disappointing box office in the U.S., and explains why the company is spending a record $10 million to market it here...
...official University welcome for Summers will be held off until his Inaugural gala, two days of events scheduled...
...years ago, it was barely more than a newsletter scribbled in her New York City apartment. Now, with the help of donations from firms such as American Airlines and Verizon, GenderPAC has a small but well-appointed office in Washington and a yearly budget of $250,000. Its Congressional Gala last month drew 200 people for an address by Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette. Even conservatives are noticing the change. Before the gala, the Culture and Family Institute warned that GenderPAC was promoting "Gender Confusion Day on Capitol Hill." Wilchins just smiled. "Actually," she said, "that could be our motto...
Republican National Committee spokesman Mark Miner insists anyone who sees gala contributions from the energy sector as a payoff is "misinformed." Indeed, nonenergy executives dominated fund raising for the Bush gala and will be in abundance at the Cheney dinner, for which there is no price of admission. And while previous donors of at least $175,000 will be present at Cheney's home, they have contributed nothing to the Bush bash the following night. Still, comparisons to the Clintons' use of the Lincoln Bedroom seemed inevitable. "Is the Vice President's mansion the latest perk?" asked a G.O.P. veteran...