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...Many criminals who commit violent acts, including rape and murder, receive shorter sentences, as the appellate judge in Bernie's case pointed out. In my view, Congress should take another look at the sentencing guidelines to be sure that they are meeting congressional intent...
Bill Duke, who directed the reenactments in Prince Among Slaves, admits that he didn't know about Rahman's story until Kronemer approached him with the project. But this was a chance to allow some perspective on history. "The intent of this project is to humanize that word slavery," said Duke. "When people hear the word slave, they see black bodies in loincloths that came from some kind of barbaric culture. This shows that we were far more advanced than the perception of Western civilization...
...don’t care for us?” said Manny Fabrikarakis, who is in charge of handling dishes in Winthrop. Fabrikarakis added that the needles have been loose and in plain sight, and that he did not believe they were being left on the trays with malicious intent. Other Winthrop dining hall staffers agreed with Fabrikarakis: Jeff Wiggins, another Winthrop dining hall worker, said the needles might be from insulin shots used to treat diabetes. Winthrop House master Stephen P. Rosen ’74 sent an e-mail to the House community on Wednesday, alerting residents...
...parties preliminarily agreed to the time period in a letter of intent, the official said, adding that the spin-off will retain the Harvard brand-name until 2012. The actual name of the new firm, whose creation is slated to be announced in mid-March, has yet to be finalized...
...Department of Revenue on Jan. 17 because the store had not paid tens of thousands of dollars in food and payroll taxes. In the days following the shuttering of the Central Square store, a blog entitled “Save Toscanini’s” opened with the intent of raising the dough needed to help the owners pay back their massive debt. The amount owed could be as high as $167,000, according to the Cambridge Chronicle, which owner Gus Rancatore would not confirm or deny. The shop’s financial troubles began at least six years...