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...Harvard kept it close early in the second half, down by three after Lin’s layup two and a half minutes in. The ensuing 21-8 Yale run, an eight-minute span during which the Crimson made only one field goal, put the game out of reach. Leading by 14 midway through the second half, the Bulldogs extended the advantage as high as 24, making the most of high-percentage opportunities inside as well as free throws...
...work. I probably spend more time, as a grown-up alum, thinking about courses and coursework because a lot of stories come right from Harvard professors. THC: As a journalist, how was this political season? SO: As a journalist, it was the gift that kept giving because every step of the way it was an interesting story, from the primaries to the election, into the inauguration and the first 100 days. THC: Did you find a particular niche within the Harvard community? SO: I did a lot of sports and intramurals. I played on the rugby team...
...Army sent him all over the world, including tours in Japan and Iraq. General David Petraeus, who served as Mellinger's boss during the draftee's final three months in Iraq in 2007, calls him "a national asset" who kept the top generals' aware of the peaks and valleys in battlefield morale. "We lost count of how many times his personal convoy was hit," Petraeus says. "Yet he never stopped driving the roads, walking patrols, and going on missions with our troopers." (Mellinger's 33-month Iraq tour was punctuated by 27 roadside bombings, including two that destroyed his vehicle...
...important detail since other data show that in many cases what they're doing is increasing a struggling borrower's monthly payment. The Maryland Office of Financial Regulation, which collects data on some 380,000 loans from 65 servicers, found that of modifications completed last August and September, 42% kept the monthly payment the same and 18% actually raised it. An analysis of 3.5 million sub-prime and Alt-A loans by Valparaiso University's Alan White found that 68% of modified loans tacked on unpaid interest and fees, adding an average $10,800 to the balance due. A lender...
...been averse to the international criticism likely to come from restoring Khan's freedom of movement, but it was a government clarification that was key to the court's decision. A government lawyer told the court some weeks ago that Khan was not under formal house arrest but merely kept under tight security for his own protection. Seizing on that admission, the court said that since there are no charges - and since Khan was pardoned by Musharraf soon after his confession - he should be allowed to move. (See pictures of Khan's nuclear bazaar...