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...Shanghai's policy of visa-free access. The Japanese occupation of parts of the city from 1937 led to the creation of a Jewish ghetto in the Hongkou district as the Japanese sought to appease their Nazi allies. But while ghetto life was difficult, the refugees were able to establish synagogues, as well as schools, newspapers and even theaters. Most importantly, nearly all of the Shanghai Jews survived...
...purpose of this bizarre encounter was to establish legal standing for Heller to sue by proving that he had been injured by the law. It worked: When the lawsuit, which had been dismissed by the District Court, went to the D.C. Court of Appeals, they.ruled that Heller—though not the other plaintiffs—had standing, and struck down...
...time in Mexico City when not traveling, said that he will be coming to Boston every month starting September to immerse himself in the community at the School of Public Health and familiarize himself with the issues facing faculty and students.Additionally, Frenk said that he hopes to establish a “very fluid communication” with Harvard's other graduate schools and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, emphasizing Harvard's recent push toward more cross-school collaborations in the sciences. Though he has never held a full-time position at Harvard, Frenk does have ties...
Rosemond agrees. He's already envisioning rules for the federal aid when it reaches Miami Gardens - such as prohibiting refinancing with adjustable-rate mortgages and requiring 30-year fixed loans in order to be eligible for relief. He also hopes to establish rent-to-own programs, providing landlords with incentives to give house and apartment renters the option to buy their units once they've saved enough and built a strong enough employment and credit history. "We need people to rent longer before they buy houses, but we also need renters to feel like they have a stake in those...
...airport-road deaths have proved especially infuriating to Iraqis while their government is engaged in talks to establish the long-term legal status of U.S. troops and contractors operating in their country. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was so outraged by the shooting that last month he ordered a formal court inquiry into the incident. Should the Iraqi judge assigned to the case decide to summon as witnesses the American soldiers involved, he will pose a direct challenge to the current legal status of actions carried out by U.S. troops in the country. Perhaps even more critical at this...