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...contrast, a bill sponsored by Sen. John Rodgers, which seeks to divest domestic partners of all state benefits, and rigidly define marriage, enjoys the open support of only five members...
...decided not to attend university, but when she made a pile of money by investing a little cash they had given her, they stopped complaining. She's never taken an economics class but she knows about the World Trade Organization, and she thinks it's a good time to divest of TV stocks because Chinese electronics won't be able to compete with an influx of foreign imports...
...first speaker is Aaron D. Bartley, a law school student and Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) member who demanded in a Feb. 9 letter that Harvard divest its holdings in a company that funds casinos...
...because they believe it endangers our mortal souls. PSLM attacks gambling because they consider it an unwise use of our money. Ultimately, I probably prefer to have someone looking out for my soul than my pocketbook. But my first choice would be neither. So I hope Harvard does not divest its holdings in our casino-loving friends. And I hope Bartley and his PSLM colleagues take a long look at what kind of liberal values they are defending...
...Friday's letter, PSLM asked the Corporation to divest Harvard from Highfields Capital because of its stake in the gambling industry...