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...Council passed the “Social Space Proposal Outreach Act” anyway. The next step in the publication of the proposal will involve establishing a feedback mechanism to assess student interest. The legislation called for the creation of one to five focus groups composed of Council members and students to consider the proposal...
...from U.S. electric generation within 10 years. Speakers at the discussion—which was co-sponsored by Harvard’s Environmental Action Committee—said that Gore’s plan, known as “RePower America,” was highly viable because it focused on the importance of dealing with carbon dioxide emissions on a national level, and not on a state level. “Massachusetts can be the national leader in this,” said Kate Chang, a staff member to Massachusetts congressman Michael E. Capuano...
...stellar play of Pollak, who shot a team-best round of 70 (-1), Harvard left the rest of the field far behind and put itself in excellent position to claim victory on Sunday.Pollak did not compete last week at the Princeton Invitational, taking a weekend off to focus on academics, and the squad suffered as a result. On the second day of play in Princeton, the Crimson posted an abysmal 315, falling into eighth out of 14 teams. At Caves Valley, Harvard was in need of a spark, and Pollak provided it, leading the team with a fourth-place overall...
...private equity firm Rattner co-founded is the focus of pay-to-play accusations made by the New York State Attorney General and Securities and Exchange Commission. While Rattner has not been charged with anything, he was an executive at the firm during the time the alleged misdeeds took place and reportedly may have met with those accused of criminal activity. Details remain scant, but the case involves payments to people who helped make business connections between Rattner's firm and the New York State pension fund. The Obama Administration claims it was aware of the pending investigation when...
...dollars, according to insurance brokers. Those companies begin negotiations with the kidnappers or pirates, and are usually authorized to take decisions without agreement from the shipping or oil companies concerned. Since the pirates off Somalia are motivated by money - rather than politics, as in Iraq and Afghanistan - the talks focus on one issue: the ransom amount. (See pictures of modern-day pirates...