John F. Kennedy School of Government
North Korea: A nuclear 7-Eleven?
Feb 20, 2013 08:02 EST
Experts differ about the scale and immediacy of the military threat posed by North Korea's latest nuclear test, but there is little disagreement about the alarming proliferation risks it presents.
Giant copper mine offers Mongolia a cash bonanza
Nov 04, 2012 10:55 EST
Deep in the heart of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia amid a landscape of sand dunes and ice canyons, one of the world's biggest copper mines is about to come on stream.
Bo Xilai's son defends father over China scandal
Sep 30, 2012 09:47 EDT
The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai has defended his father as "upright in his beliefs and devoted to duty", in his first comments on a scandal that has shaken the Communist Party.
'Facts will speak' in China murder trial: Bo's son
Aug 08, 2012 03:40 EDT
The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has told CNN the "facts will speak for themselves" in the case of his mother, who goes on trial Thursday over the murder of a British businessman.
Vietnam banking reform in trouble: experts
Jun 10, 2012 16:52 EDT
Vietnam's drive to restructure its troubled banking sector is being derailed by powerful interest groups as the political will needed to force through painful reforms falters, experts say.
As G8, NATO gather, a thought: what would Romney do?
May 20, 2012 14:14 EDT
As world leaders meet this weekend for back-to-back summits hosted by President Barack Obama six months ahead of US elections, they would be forgiven for asking themselves a maladroit question: what would Mitt Romney do?
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Nov 24, 2011 19:00 EST
At the same time, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic parties are now expected to win the parliamentary elections on Monday. They are well organized, disciplined, and awash in cash - in contrast to the more numerous democratic parties that have failed to unite under a single banner and will likely split the vote of those Egyptians who support a more secular and liberal future.
23rhetoric.ART
Nov 22, 2011 19:00 EST
Harry Reid also adopted the words of the Occupy Wall Street movement, when he railed on the Senate floor against ``millionaires and billionaires'' who get richer while the rest of America stagnates. ``This 1 percent now makes more than the other 99 percent combined,'' said Reid, the Senate majority leader, while promoting a White House jobs bill.
Analysis: Obama risks hurting 2012 push with economy warnings
Oct 20, 2011 13:19 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's grim warnings about the state of the U.S. economy could backfire on him by undermining a key goal of his re-election campaign -- restoring the confidence of Americans.
Factbox: Winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace prize
Oct 07, 2011 07:28 EDT
(Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, her compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Tawakul Karman were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Insight: Hard lessons for Vietnam as property slumps
Sep 23, 2011 00:12 EDT
HANOI (Reuters) - Like many hoping for easy cash in Vietnam's property market, Nguyen Thu Huong borrowed 500 million dong ($24,000) from a bank in April to buy a new flat she didn't need and planned to flip. The only question, she thought, was how big the profit would be.
Analysis: Time running out for a Reagan-style recovery
Sep 08, 2011 14:14 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has scant time left to build the muscular economic recovery that won Ronald Reagan his re-election in 1984 after he seemed similarly at risk of being a one-term president at the half way point in his administration.
Many doctors face malpractice claims, but few pay
Aug 17, 2011 17:22 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Virtually every doctor practicing in a high-risk specialty will face at least one malpractice claim during their career, and even physicians in low-risk areas have a 75 percent chance of facing a suit at some point, according to a new study.
Most US docs face malpractice suits, few pay: study
Aug 17, 2011 17:08 EDT
More than three in four US doctors will face a malpractice suit at some point in their careers, but cash is paid in only about 20 percent of cases, said a US study released Wednesday.
Obama picks new deputy defense chief
Aug 02, 2011 15:37 EDT
President Barack Obama has chosen as his new deputy defense secretary Ashton Carter, a top Pentagon official who dealt with North Korea and the denuclearization of former Soviet republics.
Nuclear terrorism can cause another Fukushima: expert
Jun 23, 2011 06:34 EDT
VIENNA (Reuters) - Global action to protect the nuclear industry against possible terrorist attacks is urgently needed, a leading expert said, as are safety steps to prevent any repeat of Japan's Fukushima accident.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra steps down for Harvard post
Jun 16, 2011 11:31 EDT
Vivek Kundra, the nation's first chief information officer, announced that he plans to step down later this summer to take a position at Harvard University.. Vivek Kundra, the nation's first-ever chief information officer, has announced that he plans to step down later this summer to take a position at Harvard University.
Obama lays out vision for curing U.S. fiscal woes
Apr 13, 2011 16:09 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out his long-term strategy to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years.
Instant View: Obama lays out 'vision' for curing fiscal woes
Apr 13, 2011 15:20 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out his long-term strategy to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years.
Special Report: Taking on the real Miami Vice: healthcare fraud
Apr 13, 2011 08:12 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - If Peter Budetti gets his way, the criminals who gorge on the U.S. healthcare system, bilking the government out of billions of dollars a year, will soon be on a much leaner diet.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Harvard Kennedy School | |
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| Established | 1936 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | US$1.1 billion |
| Dean | David Ellwood |
| Faculty | 138 |
| Students | 1062 |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.hks.harvard.edu |
