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...While their individual politics are all a bit different, each was part of a team that passed the 1990 Clean Air bill, a landmark disablity rights measure and the negotiation of NAFTA - exactly the kind of solid accomplishments 41's son would need to close out a lackluster second term with some grace. Many conservatives uttered silent screams when some of those measures passed in the early 1990s, but I'm guessing now the Republicans are too desperate for change to fuss much now. And already there is talk - and some evidence - that Bolten is reaching out to other...
Harvard Stadium may look pretty on a postcard, but outside of football season, it doesn’t get much play. A series of renovations slated to begin next month will change that, upgrading the 103-year-old National Historic Landmark to a multi-purpose facility available for year-round use by varsity, intramural, and club teams. The planned developments include replacing the grass field with a synthetic surface, installing lights on the stadium’s exterior, and providing for the implementation of a seasonal “bubble.” The project is estimated to cost around...
...Right before Mick Jagger took the stage in Shanghai for the first date of the Stones’ landmark tour last week, he answered a few questions for the press. Though the hot topic of the international press was the official ban of several of the raunchier Stones songs in the Middle Kingdom, the two biggest newspapers in Shanghai didn’t even cover the show...
...getting on phone lines, learned that two other planes had torpedoed into the World Trade Center. Realizing their doom, the passengers also found a mission. They stormed the hijackers, rammed their way into the cockpit and, to keep the plane from being one more missile aimed at a U.S. landmark, tried to wrest command...
This week has been a proud one for the state of Massachusetts. In a landmark, bipartisan initiative, our state is set to become the first to offer universal health care. Pending the signature of Governor W. Mitt Romney, the state legislature’s bill will, over the course of three years, find ways to insure the state’s over 500,000 citizens currently without coverage. The system adopted carefully balances economic incentives by compelling individuals to take action on health care decisions when they previously had not, reducing costs for all. That means people who previously opted...