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...JOSEPH MELCHER St. Cloud, Minn...
...course, defenders of our current batch of ambassadors rightly point out that this administration was not the first to put the suitcase of cash before the diplomatic caché. Presidential scholars suggest the shift came last century, when Franklin Roosevelt appointed an especially generous donor, Joseph Kennedy, as his Ambassador to Britain. Since then it has all been downhill. President Nixon is reputed to have once told his Chief of Staff that “anybody who wants to be an ambassador must at least give $250,000.” In 1980, Congress even felt the need to legislate...
...Joseph F. Busa ’08, co-chair of the genocide policy group, understands Weller’s concerns...
Iran has shifted some accounts from Europe to Persian Gulf countries in anticipation of a squeeze. So Under Secretary of State Robert Joseph traveled to seven countries in the Middle East earlier this month to talk with officials about "what we can do together to disrupt the proliferation activities," he said. Financial restrictions "can have an effect on Iran's ability to acquire more technology and expertise from the outside...
...date. The event raises money for cancer research, much of which goes to Harvard professors in the field. The relay is also meant to raise awareness. “Fundraising is a big part of Relay, but it’s also about celebrating hope,” Joseph M. Hanzich ’06, wrote in an e-mail. Live bands, a DJ, free massages, “root beer Beirut,” raffles, and card games were some of the other activities taking place as the relay continued from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Teams...