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...asked parents milling around the lobby of the apartments, commonly called “Rindge Towers,” how they had decided where to send their children to school. In interview after interview, they were unable to explain the Controlled Choice program or identify which schools in the district were the best academically...
...back to being a part of the Harvard community, and seeing the students again.” In late March, Chen took legal action against Saini for failing to make payments on a $130,000 loan and four months’ worth of rent. And last week a Cambridge District Court judge gave Chen the go-ahead to begin the process of taking back possession of the property, which is located across from Mather, on the corner of Flagg and Banks Streets. “The store is open, but it’s not in good shape...
...federal district court jury in Denver deliberated six days before finding Joseph Nacchio, former CEO of Qwest Communications, guilty of 19 counts of insider trading. Nacchio, 57, made millions selling Qwest stock, touting the company's bright prospects even while its fortunes were tanking. Sentencing is set for July. The fallen corporate star could face a decade in prison and millions in fines...
...rights advocates now believe they have set off a ticking time bomb that will prevent the Democrats from avoiding the gun question in the 2008 presidential election. On March 9, in a case called Parker v. District of Columbia, the federal appeals court in Washington struck down the city's ban on private handgun possession at home, one of the most extreme gun-control laws in the country ever since it was passed in 1976. Only Chicago and a few other Illinois communities have similarly sweeping handgun bans on the books; no state has followed Washington's lead. Gun-rights...
...photograph. It inspired him to hold onto his needle and thread, and delve into the old craft of making toys from spare cuts of fabric. Today, he sells the fruits of his labors from a cubbyhole-sized store just across from the Confucius Temple in Beijing's historic Dongcheng district...