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...first attack on Islamabad since March 23, Pakistan National Day, when a suicide bomber struck the headquarters of the Special Branch - a special police investigative unit - killing a guard who tried to stop the attacker. Law enforcement authorities in the capital have been bracing themselves for militant attacks since the army launched a wide-ranging military operation in the Swat Valley and two neighboring districts in a bid to wipe out the Taliban. Manned entries to the city have been beefed up with increased numbers of policemen searching vehicles, while sentries at all checkpoints lying athwart main roads have been...
...Olson told TIME. But he said federal courts already have powerful, and friendly, precedents. The right to marry whom one pleases was called a fundamental right, protected by the due process clause of the Constitution, in 1967, in the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Virginia v. Loving that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. Olson and Boies argue that two other big federal cases have laid the groundwork for the Supreme Court, despite its conservative makeup: Romer v. Evans, which in 1996 struck down a statewide ballot measure in Colorado that had barred cities from passing anti-discrimination...
...even in tough times, Jaeger hasn’t discarded his conviction that relationships with administrators are a far more powerful tool than “shouting through the windows.” He was struck by some of the parallels between the cutbacks unveiled on the FAS Web site last month and a few of the union’s suggestions in their public letters. For example, in a December letter, the union leadership called for the closing of leased commercial spaces and slashing of catering budgets—both of which will be implemented next year...
Chief Executive and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase Jamie L. Dimon spoke before the 900 graduating students of the Harvard Business School yesterday as part of HBS’ Class Day festivities. Both Dimon and student speaker Thomas C. Rajan struck melancholy tones in their remarks, emphasizing the need for greater reflection and responsibility among business executives in the current economic climate. The event was held on Baker Lawn in the afternoon, and light rain periodically fell as students and their families gathered to honor HBS professors, present the class gift, and celebrate the conclusion of their studies. Following brief remarks...
Fast-forward to the present. Now, in 2009, we’re operating within an intellectual structure that took shape more than a century ago. It’s a worthy and venerable old edifice, but definitely getting a bit creaky. The oddity of departmental existence struck me forcefully this year as I watched my three freshmen advisees grapple with the tough question of concentration choice. Some students, upon comparing their academic inclinations with the concentration offerings, are able to slide easily into a field. But others cannot, because the fit doesn’t seem right...