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Woodlock concluded that the University, which is also a defendant in the federal government??s lawsuit, is liable for breaching the USAID contract due to its employees’ misconduct. But he absolved Harvard of responsibility for the more significant charges of intentional fraud under the False Claims Act, which might have subjected it to triple punitive damages of up to $102 million...
...there was a very clear need to bring public pressure to bear” on visas because “it was an issue directly affecting Harvard’s competitiveness internationally.” He adds that he was “encouraged by those within the government?? to push forward on the issue...
...United States,” as Bush has described President Musharaff, and inviting him to take part in joint press conferences with the Secretary of Defense, sends the wrong message about America’s commitment to democracy. In fact, as The American Prospect recently pointed out, our government??s financial support for brutal authoritarian regimes throughout Central Asia has increased substantially since September 11. It’s hard to imagine what could be more shortsighted than fighting terror by undermining democracy. At the same time, by showering affection on India’s autocratic neighbors...
...Clearly, it’s all a testimony to the fact that those roughly 35 million Americans living in poverty are simply not driven or innovative enough to improve their plight. To these debaters, the very poor are most likely happy to lazily wait around for the government??s handouts—which, according to many of my misinformed opponents, are tantamount to stipends that allow for an incredibly comfortable life...
Still, the University isn’t in a position to rest on its laurels. In spite of receptivity at the highest levels of government, lower strata of the hierarchy—arms handling the day-to-day work of carrying out the Government??s new regulations, don’t seem to be lending so generous an ear, Casey says...