Word: felt
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...President Barack Obama blasted Wall Street for shameful and irresponsible behavior after reports that Wall Street paid $18.4 billion in bonuses in 2008. These numbers were from New York State where payouts were 44% below last year. The common man, the government, and the press felt that no bonuses were the only right thing...
...economic downturn—between 2002 and 2004—about 14,500 teachers, firefighters, librarians, and other local employees lost their jobs statewide as a result of comparable local aid cuts made by then-governor Mitt Romney. Local officials said the financial strains of the cuts would be felt immediately. “This a difficult economic season and it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” said Cambridge city councilor Sam Seidel. —Staff writer Liyun Jin can be reached at ljin@fas.harvard.edu...
...football fortunes, Hatch said, he is here for the “unique chance” to pursue a Harvard degree. “I had a great experience at LSU, it was a great opportunity at the moment and I got a good chance to play and I felt good about that,” said Hatch who opened the 2008 season as LSU’s starting signal caller, only months after the team had taken home a national championship. His season was eventually cut short by injuries. “I got a couple of tough injuries...
...suffered sexual harassment and day-to-day discrimination. She testified before Congress in 2007 that a supervisor once asked for sexual favors in return for good job performance evaluations. After Ledbetter complained about the supervisor to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), he was reassigned, but Ledbetter said she felt isolated at work and experienced a long-term pattern of discrimination...
...comparing her pay against that of three other male counterparts. Ledbetter was making $3,727 per month, while men doing the same job were paid $4,286 to $5,236 per month. Ledbetter filed a complaint with the EEOC and was then assigned to lift heavy tires, which she felt was retribution...