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...Responding to the vote in Sydney, meanwhile, the Premier League is unmoved. "We want to see the greatest possible number of England-qualified players coming through in the Premier League, but this has to be based on merit and quality," it said in a statement Friday. "And there is no doubting that foreign talent has aided the technical development of the English game." As for Chelsea, its amassing of foreign stars didn't help this month in the Champions League final. It was beaten by Manchester United. The number of foreigners in Manchester's starting lineup? Just five...
...decision is framed as a broader commitment to good corporate governance. In early May, Wachovia, which like many banks has been severely battered by the credit market meltdown, took its chairmanship away from CEO Ken Thompson and gave it to long-time director Lanty Smith. In a statement, Wachovia said it "recognized the importance of strong independent leadership," but Thompson also pointed out that the move would free him "to focus 100% of my time and attention on guiding the company through the current environment...
...roles because of circumstance, rather than solely on principle, means that when circumstances change, so might the commitment to having different people in those jobs. In 2003, Charles Schwab stepped down as CEO of the brokerage firm he founded, but remained chairman. At the time, he said in the statement: "As many experts have suggested, from regulators to Congress to independent blue ribbon panels, it is important in today's environment that the positions of C.E.O. and chairman be distinct and that the chairman play a central role." But the next year, as the company struggled with competitors...
...have great admiration for Christy Romer as a teacher and scholar, and I was looking forward to having her as a colleague,” economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw wrote in an e-mailed statement. “I am personally disappointed that she will not be joining the Harvard faculty...
...pace of approval is picking up because most professors have adapted their proposals to the committee’s first round of comments and resubmitted them,” Gen Ed committee member John M. Sheffield II ’09 wrote in an e-mailed statement. “We’ve seen a glut of revised syllabi in the last few weeks.” Students who were worried that Literature and Arts B-51: “First Nights: Five Performance Premieres” may not be taught again can now rest assured?...