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...There are a lot of people who swallowed their pride and decided they need a paycheck.' ARNOLD JACKSON, associate director for the U.S. Census, on the flood of applications for the 3.8 million jobs available to help conduct the 2010 population survey...
...plans for a new campus across the river. Harvard has heralded the Science Complex as a core part of its plans. According to Faust’s statement, the Science Complex’s foundation will be completed and brought to ground level at a slower pace while planners conduct detailed cost analyses to determine whether to keep current plans, reconfigure the building to cut costs, or halt construction completely. Faust said the rest of Harvard’s Allston planning—which has been slated to occur over a 50-year time span—will also slow...
...Others are calling on the House panel that led the impeachment to conduct its own inquiry. And at least one Illinois Democrat has asked the U.S. Senate to launch its own ethics investigation into Burris. Though Majority Leader Harry Reid is unlikely to take any action while state legislators are looking into the matter, the Senate Ethics Committee will likely begin a preliminary inquiry...
...Stanford, and the close circle of family and friends with whom he runs his businesses, perpetrated a massive fraud based on false promises and fabricated historical return data to prey on investors," said Thomsen. "We are moving quickly and decisively in this enforcement action to stop this fraudulent conduct and preserve assets for investors...
...also blamed Black Monday - Oct. 19, 1987 - on the fact that three Fridays fell on the 13th that year. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute estimates that $700-$800 million dollars are lost every Friday the 13th because of people's refusal to travel, purchase major items or conduct business...