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In his letter last night, Summers wrote that he “had learned a great deal from all that I have heard in the last few days.”
It seemed like Summers had finally learned his lesson, moving away from the reputation of being “a bull in a china shop,” as former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 described Summers when West left Harvard three years ago.
“You learned very quickly that the right way to handle things was to speak with restraint,” Summers told The Crimson in 2001 of his time in Washington. “Being provocative and interesting wasn’t always good.”
“I hope that we put some pressure on the Coop,” said Washington. “As we face new challenges, we will look into new solutions...We’ve learned so much about the textbook world.”
The Declining Dollar You reported that the falling value of the U.S. dollar hurts European manufacturers [Dec. 20]. It affects other Europeans as well?those, like me, who worked in the U.S. and receive a pension in dollars. My benefits shrink a bit more each month. The loss now is...