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NYT: Do as I say, not as I do with unions
From the editorial side, the New York Times maintains a solidly pro-union position, but when it comes down to business, that's not necessarily true.
Does TIME's 100 list reinforce gender stereotypes?
TIME's beat-sweetening puff list of the "100 Most Influential People" leaves me less than impressed.
Obama says no thanks to Harvard Israeli/Palestinian dialogue
Members of the Harvard Kennedy School's Palestinian and Israeli Caucuses invited President Obama to come and address students on the conflict in the Holy Land.
Petraeus lays out challenges in AfPak, details success of Iraq troop 'surge'
During a Harvard address, Gen. David Petraeus explained the success of the troop "surge" in Iraq, saying in part the public relations strategy included acknowledging defeat. "We were not going to put listpiestick on pigs," he said. "If things were bad we were going to say things were bad."
Conyers to hold hearing on CIA memos
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Michigan Democrat, says he plans to hold a hearing on the recently-released CIA memos on interrogation methods.
Reconciling the Ivies and the military
Ivy Leaguers and the military have begun a drive to put ROTC back on campus at Harvard, Yale and Columbia as they try to heal the lingering wounds caused by the antiwar protests of the 1960s that led to the corps' banishment there.
North-South Korea complex hurt by hostilities
SEOUL | Managers of the Kaesong industrial park, a joint venture just north of the heavily armed border separating North and South Korea, are struggling with its mission to promote peace through economic development.
Palin flashback: Michelle Obama says she's from 'real' Chicago
First Lady Michelle Obama says she's from the "the real part of Chicago," echoing controversial comments from Gov. Sarah Palin describing small town America as "the real America."
Hopes for a reunified Korea still alive
SEOUL--The growing unease over North Korea's hostility toward the outside world and its defiance of the United Nations with plans to launch a rocket next week has not deterred South Korea's willingness to negotiate with its communist foe.
A Korean snapshot
SEOUL--Wrapping up a week-long tour, here are the highlights from a Harvard Kennedy School Korea Caucus trip.
Notes on Korea
Wrapping up a weeklong tour, here are the highlights from a Harvard Kennedy School Korea Caucus trip.
Free speech in Korea?
SEOUL--Two high-profile cases of press freedom on the Korean peninsula are garnering much media attention around the word.
Penn: it's the economy
Mark Penn, a strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, told a Harvard crowd that the future of the Democratic Party hinges on President Obama's success or failure in reviving a flailing economy.
Afghan ambassador calls for 'bribery' of Taliban
During a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School, Said Jawad, ambassador from Afghanistan to the United States, said moderate members of the Taliban can be wooed over through persuasive means such as "bribery" or "coercion."
Obama leans heavily on Harvard to fill slots
President Obama has plucked at least a dozen professors from Harvard University for his administration, tapping a resource on which presidents with wide-ranging ideologies have relied heavily for nearly a century.
