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...Unocal in 2005. But since Unocal’s stake in Burma predates the 1997 sanctions, and thus is not a “new investment,” Chevron can keep its stake in the joint venture under federal law. In fact, the joint venture has continued to expand production in Burma since 2005. It added another wellhead platform last year, generating new natural gas revenues that enrich and entrench the country’s junta...
...goals, 13 women will assume seats on the 35-person council this year, up from the nine that filled the roster last semester. “I’m really pleased,” said UC Outreach Director Andrea R. Flores ’10, who sought to expand the UC’s candidate pool last month through measures that included a freshman campaign workshop and a panel for women interested in politics. “I think the nature of any representative body that is elected by the student body should be comprised of half women...
When I first heard that President Bush was vowing to veto a bipartisan bill to expand child health care, my immediate thought was more personal than political. What has happened to him, I wondered. Now that he has followed through on his threat, I can't help but think about the first time we met and the conversation we had about children...
...college. “We make a pledge to [families] to meet their full need,” Fitzsimmons said. “Every year, we try to think of what we can do.” Last week, University President Drew G. Faust announced her intention to expand financial aid offerings to students at several of the graduate schools at Harvard. Without offering specifics, Fitzsimmons said he expected this University-wide push to affect the College’s aid programs. —Staff writer Aditi Balakrishna can be reached at balakris@fas.harvard.edu...
...Republicans are not taking the attacks lying down. They point to other compromises on the issue that they have proposed, such as Bush's plan to expand the program by $25 billion instead of the $35 billion the Democrats want, and they accuse the Democrats of making SCHIP into a political football. Kuhl said he voted for a stopgap measure that extended the program, which was due to expire this week, by 45 days and is co-author of a bill that would further extend the current level of funding by eight months while Congress and the White House work...