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...effort to sell its Swedish subsidiary Saab has fallen apart, jeopardizing the division's future, which had grown increasingly tenuous over the years as its American owner slid into insolvency and bankruptcy. Saab was tentatively scheduled to begin operating as an independent company starting Jan. 1, 2009, once GM's sale to Koenigsegg Group AB, a Swedish maker of exotic vehicles, had closed. (See pictures: "GM's Eight Great Hopes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This the End of the Line for Saab? | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

Last night, Pathak presented his new model of the system in an effort to decrease the mistrust and “strategizing” in the process. His ideas stem from his own previous experience in New York and Boston Public Schools. This “strategy-proof algorithm,” where parents are not penalized for ranking overly-demanded schools, would endorse honest ranking, he said...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: School Assigning Process Criticized | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

Devlin led the collaborative effort among House Eco representatives to pass out blue and black trash bags to tailgaters at the October football game and increase awareness about Harvard’s sustainability efforts. “A lot of people at the tailgate know that we are here to recycle, so now they expect us,” she said...

Author: By Linda Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard’s Game-Day Recycling Wins Award | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

Morrison, who scored four goals in a losing effort, was 20 seconds away from single-handedly beating BU, the defending NCAA Champions. He is the first Crimson player to score four goals in a game since Chris Bala accomplished the feat...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshman Nets Four Goals in Defeat | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...recent years, they were once bitter rivals as Deputy Prime Ministers in 1996. Both had been tasked with solving Bangkok's intractable traffic problems, but their constant squabbling led constitutional monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej to summon them to the palace for a dressing down. Afterwards, the two made an effort at working together, but still failed to solve the capital's traffic jams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Former Thai PM Samak Dies at 74 | 11/24/2009 | See Source »

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