Names in the News

Archives: April 2008

* Daniel Pipes
His characterization of a Brooklyn school as a madrassa set off a storm of controversy.

* Barack Obama
Is Reverend Wright purposefully sabotaging his former parishioner's campaign?

* Al Franken
Tax evasion is no joke.

* Jeffrey Sachs (again)
At last, a Madonna-Harvard connection.

* Jeffrey Sachs
Is Jeffrey Sachs yearning to become an official government mandarin?

* David Javerbaum
Cry-Baby, Cry.

* Eliot Spitzer
The Spitzer saga gets even smuttier(?!)

* Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg books it. And writes a poem.

* Meg Whitman
Where's Whitman?

* Keith Gessen
A literary It-boy plays football, trades barbs.

* Zoe Cruz
Was the abrupt dismissal of "most powerful woman on Wall Street" inevitable?

* Barack Obama
As the long slog toward the nomination continues, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are closer than ever in the polls. Where does Obama stand in the wake of Clinton’s victory in Pennsylvania?

* The U.S. Supreme Court
Just in time for the Indiana primary, the Court weighs in on the state's voter-identification law.

* Dmitri Nabokov
After 30 years in the frying pan, Vladmir Nabokov's final novel is granted a reprieve from the fire.

* Antonin Scalia
Scalia, Unleashed

* George W. Bush
President Bush Admits Economy is Sluggish

* Al Gore
The Global Gore Crisis

* David Rockefeller, Sr.
The New Rockefeller Center

* Aga Khan
The Aga Khan's Global Vison.

* Mohammed El-Erian
Raking in the money, unfortunately not at Harvard.

* Eliot Spitzer
The sex scandal that keeps on giving.

* Conan O'Brien
Lately of ~Late Night~.

* Norman Mailer
A trove of documents from one of the iconic writer’s many mistresses ends up at Harvard, turning a profit for the former Mailer lover.

* Barack Obama
The infinite primary: Pennsylvania results.

* Clive Davis
As CEO of SonyBMG Clive Davis discovered some of the biggest stars in the music biz. Does a new job title for the legendary mogul signal the end of an era?

* Ban Ki-Moon
As food prices continue to rise, Ki-Moon and others work to avert an international crisis.

* Lou Dobbs
The CNN anchor's recent remarks were offensive to some, and unforgivable to others.

* Jeffrey Immelt
In the wake of a disappointing quarter at GE, critics and supporters weigh in on the CEO's business strategy. Some even call the security of Immelt's job into question.

* Sumner Redstone
After a surprise announcement from Viacom, speculation as to the motives behind this latest round of backroom dealings abounds.

* Steven Ballmer
MicroHoo? Ballmer suggests Yahoo's expected strong first-quarter results won't affect Microsoft’s bid.

* Ben Bernanke, A.B. 1975
Ben Bernanke: The man. The madness? The grudge match?

* George W. Bush, MBA 1975; Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, MPA 2000
As three heads of state descend on New Orleans, bloggers and economists speculate. And sharpen their pens.

* Michael Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Newsweek and the NY Post both report today on rumors that Michael Bloomberg’s advisers are urging him to purchase the New York Times.

* Al Gore, A.B. 1969
In advance of Earth Day 2008, all eyes turn to climate change awareness evangelist Al Gore.

* "Goldman's glass brims, Lehman's cracks" (Bloomberg)
Lloyd Blankfein, A.B. 1975, LL.B. 1978

* "Goodman Global Inc. names new president and CEO" (Businesswire)
David L. Swift, MBA 1989

* "Media-shy Scalia starts to open up" (AOL News)
Antonin Scalia, J.D. 1960

* "Bloomberg tries a California-first approach to reform" (NY Observer)
Michael Bloomberg, MBA 1966

* "Spitzer II: Son of Spitzer" (Dealbreaker)
Eliot Spitzer, J.D. 1984

* "Wall Street executives swap wingtips for high-tops for charity" (Bloomberg)
Michael Beal, A.B. 2006

* "Zucker laughing off 'friend' Harvey" (NY Post)
Jeff Zucker, A.B. 1986

* "Your pain, their gain" (Forbes)
Stephen Schwarzman, MBA 1972

* "Spitzer-appointed port authority chief to quit" (NY Sun)
Eliot Spitzer, J.D. 1984

* "Edward N. Lorenz, a meteorologist and a father of chaos theory, dies at 90" (New York Times)
Edward N. Lorenz, A.M. 1940

* "Viacom brags about its web strategy, but it's no myspace" (Blogging Stocks)
Sumner Redstone, A.B. 1944, LL.B. 1947

* "Bank cheifs see end for woes investors can't forget" (Bloomberg)
Lloyd Blankfein, A.B. 1975, J.D. 1978

* "Summers urges more investing in science education" (Boston Globe)
Lawrence Summers, Ph.D 1982

* "Lambs to slaughter" (Miami New Times)
Neil Doherty, M.D. 1982

* "Goldman makes the short list" (Fortune)
Lloyd Blankfein, A.B. 1975, J.D. 1978

* "Fixing Obama's bitter flub" (Newsweek)
Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

* "Harvard-graduate Hewitt blasts Obama’s ‘condescending’ ‘Harvard Law School stuff.’" (ThinkProgress.org)
Hugh Hewitt, A.B. 1978

* "Frank Gehry isn't fazed by Bruce Ratner protests" (Media Bistro)
Frank Gehry, GSD (1957)

* "'n + 1' founder Keith Gessen on his debut novel and men behaving badly" (New York magazine)
Keith Gessen, A.B. 1997

* "Silda knew of hookers" (NY POST)
Silda Wall Spitzer, J.D. 1983; Eliot Spitzer, J.D. 1984

* "Project jump ship: Moguls fight fiercely over Runway" (LA Weekly)
Jeff Zucker, A.B. 1986

* "Jeremy Knowles, 72, Harvard enzyme chemist" (New York Sun)
Jeremy Knowles, A.B. 1953

* "Norman Mailer's memorial echoes his life, writing" (USA Today)
Norman Mailer, SB 1943

* "Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama author pieces for US Weekly" (US Magazine)
Michelle Obama, J.D. 1988

* "William D. Eberle, Trade Representative for Nixon, Is Dead at 84" (New York Times)
William D. Eberle, MBA 1947, LL.B. 1949

* "How's Tricks? Eliot and Silda out in public" (NY Post)
Eliot Spitzer, J.D. 1984; Silda Wall Spitzer, J.D. 1983

* "Priest told to avoid Conan O'Brien" (New York Times)
Conan O'Brien, A.B. 1985

* "Fence Foe" (NY Post)
Tommy Lee Jones, A.B. 1969

* "Bernanke to be class day speaker" (Boston Herald)
Ben S. Bernanke, A.B. 1975

* "A look at the estimated costs of war" (New York Times)
Linda Bilmes, A.B. 1980, MBA 1984

* "Simon Michael Bessie, a Publisher of Major Literary Figures, Dies at 92" (New York Times)
Simon Michael Bessie, A.B. 1936

* "Young Obama backers twist parents' arms" (New York Times)
Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

* "Conan O'Brien stalker pleads guilty" (New York Times)
Conan O'Brien, A.B. 1985

* "Mark Zuckerberg to finally pay for allegedly stolen code" (Radar)
Mark Zuckerberg, College (2007)

* Facebook settles with group that claimed it had the first idea
Mark Zuckerberg, College (2007)

* Gates hints at Vista 'successor'
Bill Gates, College (1977)

* Sumner Redstone not a people person
Sumner Redstone, A.B. 1944, LL.B. 1947

* Clinton's chief strategist steps down
Mark Penn, A.B. 1976

* Bernanke defends Bear Sterns rescue
Ben S. Bernanke, A.B. 1975

* How Goldman Sachs secretly destroyed Bear Stearns
Lloyd Blankfein, A.B. 1975, J.D. 1978

* At NBC, supersizing the season
Jeff Zucker, A.B. 1986

* Skilling, Gerstner, O'Neal, Peek Complete Puzzle of Harvard MBA
Stanley O'Neal, MBA 1978

* New York Observer owner may bid for Newsday
Jared Kushner, A.B. 2003

* In frontier markets, steely nerves required
Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, MPA 2000; Gita Wirjawan, MPA 2000

* Early dazzle, then tough path for a governor
Deval Patrick, A.B. 1978, J.D. 1982

* New Eli Lill CEO walks into tough road
John Lechleiter, A.M. 1980, Ph.D 1980

* NBC moving to boost mobility
Jeff Zucker, A.B. 1986

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