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Espionage boomed during the 20th century, as World War II and the Cold War made invisible ink and encrypted messages more than just fodder for thrillers. Austro-Hungarian agent Dusko Popov, the reported inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond, gallivanted around Europe feeding false intelligence to the Nazis and sleeping with countless women. (His fondness for ménages à trois earned him the code name Tricycle.) British spymaster Kim Philby spent 30 years rising nearly to the top of MI6, only to be unmasked as a double agent in 1963--having sent decades of secrets to the Soviets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History: Double Agents | 1/25/2010 | See Source »

...face of sparsely occupied residence halls and regulations that discourage some social activities, many House tutors and administrators are trying to promote a spirit of community during the College’s first-ever January Term, filling the void with activities in which students can bond over food, film, and friends...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin and Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Lonely Campus, Hospitable Houses | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

...middle-class suburban Chicago neighborhood. Barack and Michelle have their first date against a backdrop of red roses, and later he mourns the death of his beloved grandmother Toot. Meanwhile, in the Chicago suburbs, the conservative German-American widow Mrs. Schultz and the Obama-supporting Johnson family bond over their worries (the Johnsons' son is missing in Iraq; Mrs. Schultz has lost her house) and their excitement about the 2008 presidential election. Mrs. Schultz, a McCain supporter at first, is eventually wooed to the Obama side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama, the Musical: Germany's Stage Love Letter | 1/20/2010 | See Source »

...supporters of the University’s sale said at the time that, given the unfavorable financial climate, those bond prices were unavoidable and a product of the credit crunch—and not the result of the University’s actions or financial situation...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Name Aids Debt Sales | 1/17/2010 | See Source »

...Moody’s Investors Service report issued Thursday stated that Weston intended to sell $32 million in bonds, of which $19.5 million in bonds would finance the purchase of the land plot, according to a Dec. 17 presentation prepared by the town. Other revenue from the bond sales will go towards public work projects, the report stated...

Author: By William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Land Sale To Weston Stalls | 1/17/2010 | See Source »

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