Word: mid-term
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...Summers’ own presidency didn’t end in success, his supporters among Harvard’s alumni and benefactors aren’t willing to write the effort off as a failure. Summers’ ouster, in these donors’ eyes, was more of a mid-term result...
...just how important their evaluations are for the careers of their instructors. Most undergraduates seem to believe that their evaluations are primarily for the CUE guide, and the College has not disabused them of this notion. As a result, while students often make thoughtful and helpful comments on informal mid-term evaluations, their CUE evaluations are usually too vague to be helpful...
...there was ever a good time for George W. Bush to leave home for a spell, it was right after the mid-term elections, when Capitol Hill was aswarm with triumphant Democrats. He spent two weeks abroad, separated by a brief Thanksgiving interlude at Camp David. Air Force One, the Boeing 747 that has its own medical facility, among other amenities, circled the globe twice, serving Swiss burgers and taco salad, with snicker-doodles for dessert. On the ground in Amman, the White House staff did grapple with local dishes like chicken frekah and homemade knafeh. The President and First...
...planning rallies to offer a counterpoint to the speech by the officer credited with coining the term “The Long War” to describe the war on terror. Off-campus groups will also join the protest. The speech comes in the wake of a mid-term election in which voter dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq played a significant role in the Democratic takeover of Congress. Groups that are planning rallies are protesting Gen. Abizaid’s central role in the war in Iraq. “He’s the commander of CENTCOM, therefore...
...This year, nearly a third of 18 to 24-year-olds report that they will definitely vote in this year’s midterm elections—a percentage that would represent the highest mid-term turnout since 1982. For politicians to ignore this critical segment of the population is not only foolish but dangerous...