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...This spells the beginning of the end of freedom of speech in Russia, which has been the only tangible benefit the country has gained since the collapse of the Soviet system," says Zharakovich. And it's not only Putin critics who see the media mogul's arrest as an ill omen. Even Boris Berezovsky - the oligarch most closely connected with Putin's rise, and a mortal enemy of Gusinsky because of business and political rivalry - has expressed disquiet. "Berezovsky, who actually wanted Gusinsky out of the way, appears to be scared by how the Kremlin has gone about removing...
...19th century, many presidential candidates thought it unseemly to do actual campaigning for the office. Thus Ulysses S. Grant in 1868 retired to Galena, Ill., and demurely waited for November. William McKinley withdrew to his front porch in Ohio and ran the race in a rocking chair. This is a tradition that cries out for reinstatement. Let Al Gore and George W. Bush go home and remain there in decorous silence until November...
...ill-fated trip to Europe was not a lark, but the timing was a failure," Mayer says. "That was when the staff at Eliot-Kirkland needed us the most...
...most likely place an admissions office could go is the currently ill-used Hemenway Gym on the edge of the Harvard Law School (HLS) campus...
...Harry thought Wilson and Sheerr were ill-equipped administrators driving a distinguished institution into the ground," says the source experienced with both Radcliffe and Lewis. The 1977 agreement required Harvard to consult with Radcliffe on certain appointments, such as the selection of House masters. Once Harvard had made a selection for such a position, Lewis would venture up Garden Street to Radcliffe Yard and climb the steps of Fay House to get what he says he felt was akin to a rubber stamp of approval...