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After a decade of excess, the bubble burst. Stocks tumbled in a flurry of panic, as financial institutions collapsed. Amid the turmoil, as the endowment’s prospects worsened, Harvard’s plans for expansion fell into doubt...
...Amid the controversy, Kevorkian (who was released from prison in 2007 for good behavior after serving eight years of a 10-to-25-year sentence) has weighed in. Never publicity shy, Kevorkian says that while he believes the group was the victim of a witch hunt, he feels its members shouldn't be performing assisted suicides without a doctor present. (See more about Kevorkian...
...safe to assume Kathleen Sebelius files flawless tax returns. The popular Kansas governor, who will be introduced on Monday as Barack Obama's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, steps into the void opened by Tom Daschle's withdrawal from the role amid revelations that he failed to pay some $128,000 in taxes-the latest in an embarrassing series of tax snafus involving Obama's Cabinet nominees. An early convert to the Obama camp and a nascent star in the Democratic party, Sebelius' success guiding a deep-red heartland state vaulted her onto the short list...
...This is setting up a confrontation that pro-life Catholics will not walk away from." Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, criticizing Sebelius' stance on abortion amid early rumors of her being considered for the post...
Bangladesh is still reeling following the discovery of mass graves and evidence of cold-blooded execution of army officers who were killed amid last week's mutiny at the headquarters of the nation's paramilitary border security force, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). The body of Lt. Col. Golam Kibria was found floating through a sluice gate in a nearby sewer Monday morning, bringing the death toll to 74, with 70 more BDR commanding officers who were present at the headquarters when the mutiny occurred still missing and presumed dead. The mutineers initially raised demands related to their pay and conditions...