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...Though the home-ownership-promoting policies of Fannie and Freddie are often held up as major contributors to the housing bubble and ensuing financial crisis, the two agencies actually backed and held a fairly small portion of subprime and otherwise risky loans. (See pictures of Americans in their homes...
...drag show itself, things went off with enough beauty and grace to make anyone question their assumptions (thanks to a Drag Workshop held in the Harvard College Women’s Center two weeks...
After the forum concluded with a standing ovation for student veterans, audience members were met by a small group of protestors outside the IOP, who held up signs with slogans such as “Petraeus is a murderer.” One demonstrator, who preferred to be known only as Terrance, said he was protesting because he wanted to support peace and free thought...
Petraeus, meanwhile, joined many of the forum attendees for a dinner at the Charles Hotel Ballroom to honor veterans from the Harvard Kennedy, Business, and Law Schools. The event—held for the third consecutive year—was attended by several hundred students and faculty, and included a steak dinner and a prayer from Reverend Peter J. Gomes...
...Many Democrats and human-rights activists see the memos as damning evidence that the U.S. violated international law and say officials should be held accountable. Many Republicans and national-security experts are dismayed by the decision to air the dirty laundry, claiming the revelations weaken the country's intelligence-gathering capabilities and give a misleading picture of the efficacy of such interrogation tactics. (Read how waterboarding got out of control...