Word: reforms
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...instance, while the council has made a point of lobbying to reform University Health Services, Harvard's Ivy Council delegates gave no report to the breakout group about health services on this campus...
...voting for Bush almost 3 to 1. The independents and Democrats who made up about 40% of the electorate went to McCain 2 to 1, but there weren't enough of them to keep things close. Exit polls show that a majority of voters saw Bush as the "real reformer"--an astonishing coup for the Texas Governor, who adopted McCain's mantle of reform just two weeks ago. Of those who believed McCain was the true reformer, more than a third voted for Bush anyway. For all its demographic changes in recent years, South Carolina remains wary of mavericks...
President Khatami, in contrast, is a soft-spoken leader, a fan of philosophy who has written on Plato and Aristotle. He has long voiced his favor for greater freedom of expression and has implemented more extensive freedom of the press in Iran. Yet his actions on behalf of reform have fallen far short of his and his people's professed dreams. With a majority in Parliament, Khatami must now have the courage to translate his words into practice. Primary effort should be focused on creating an environment of law and order, depoliticizing the judiciary, and guaranteeing freedom of expression. Protecting...
...victories in Arizona and Michigan, the Republican primary race has regained the status of an actual competition. Long-time frontrunner Tex. Gov. George W. Bush, startled by a drubbing in New Hampshire, won the South Carolina primary after claiming the antithetical mantles of a staunch right-winger and a reformer willing to buck party politics. Although Bush's maneuvers on reform are likely to be exposed as transparent, his move to the right will likely have lasting effects on his campaign, as future primaries will be less influenced by the votes of independents. A primary system that encourages candidates like...
...willingness to go to any lengths to win votes in the state, a willingness further evidenced by his attacks on McCain's voting record on veterans' issues. Running as a born-again Christian, Bush had another conversion in South Carolina, this time to the cause of campaign finance reform; his self-promotion as a "reformer with results" was startlingly disingenuous coming from an establishment candidate, especially as his proposed ban on soft money would place few limits on the contributions of wealthy individuals. Bush's website now spouts the phrase "reformer with results" so many times that it occasionally forgets...