Word: chris
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...Hazing Compact was drafted by Chris F. Altchek ’09, who said that “hazing is not an athletic problem, it’s not a Greek problem, it’s not a finals club problem—it’s a problem that cuts across all campuses in society...
Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd suggested one of the more severe solutions: that the government tax 100% of the bonuses, thereby recouping the losses. It may have been overcompensation, so to speak, on Dodd's part. The National Republican Senatorial Committee was quick to point out that Dodd had amended the stimulus plan to make a specific "exception for contractually obligated bonuses agreed on before Feb. 11, 2009." That exception gives cover to the AIG bonuses - though it should be noted, as Dodd's aides do, that the Senator did not know about the AIG bonuses at the time...
...original version of this story failed to make clear that Senator Chris Dodd knew nothing about the AIG bonuses when the stimulus bill was being drafted...
...share their outrage are rather powerless to act. If AIG failed, almost all experts agree, the damage to the entire financial system would be horrific. So the leadership has little to do but posture. "Unconscionable," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Outrageous," said her Republican counterpart, John Boehner. Senator Chris Dodd, chair of the banking committee that failed to regulate AIG, called on the executives to "voluntarily" forgo their bonuses. The best the government looks able to do is insist on some tough new pay restrictions going forward before giving AIG its next installment of $30 billion...
...difficult weekend. In a greatly-changed singles and doubles lineup, freshman Alistair Felton competed at No. 2, while co-captain Michael Kalfayan returned to the lineup for the first time since February.“I think we went out there like tigers,” said co-captain Chris Clayton, who is currently No. 65 in the nation. “You roll with [the changes]—you never know what the season’s going to give you, and we’ve been handling it well.” HARVARD 4, WILLIAM & MARY...