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...That's why on Feb. 2, a group of 15 state attorneys general and banking regulators sent a letter to the OCC and OTS complaining that its data was muddying the public debate and begging for details about the modifications it tracks. "People are concerned about the effectiveness of loan modifications, which is very troubling to us," says Iowa attorney general Tom Miller, who has been dealing with servicers as head of the 17-month-old State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group. "If they're bad modifications and people default at a higher rate, it's not surprising. But that shouldn...
...Meet the Challenge?” last night at the Institute of Politics. Michael R. Gaouette ’90, a team leader for the U.N. in Darfur; David J. Harland, a member of the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations; and Susana Malcorra, an under-secretary-general in field support, focused on the difficulties the U.N. faces when it tries to preserve order after peace settlements are reached. “Peackeeping uncovers some of the most important international problems of our time,” said moderator Jacqueline Bhabha, the director of the University’s Committee...
While agreeing with the general sentiment, I take issue with the staff editorial about the Supreme Court’s finding in Herring v. U.S. Again, though I agree with the main idea, which is that the court is taking drastic and controversial steps against the exclusionary eule, the manner in which this editorial is presented characterizes the decision as more extreme and far-reaching than it actually...
...gotten very intense, with people coming in to practice for two or three weeks beforehand,” he said. “Harvard’s seen the biggest growth in teams, starting with just four teams five years ago.” Macnamara G. De Oliveira, general manager of Harvard Square’s Qdoba, pointed out that participants in the competition were largely male. The winning Harvard team will compete in Tuesday’s finals with teams from Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern. —Staff writer Shan Wang can be reached at wang38@fas.harvard.edu...
...move is opposed by most Republicans, and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has demanded that it be stripped from the bill. Major U.S. companies like General Electric and Caterpillar have also opposed the provision, saying it will hurt their ability to win contracts abroad - and impose layers of bureaucracy on what is already likely to be a cumbersome contracting process...