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About three times a month, the Cambridge Queen's Head invites a guest Harvard affiliate to serve a one- to two-hour bartending shift. Last Friday, Harvard Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp took up the spot behind the counter, filling customers' orders and pouring drinks...
Though she had to overcome the challenges of a foamy beer tap on her first few tries, Lapp quickly picked up on the pouring procedures. The last time she bartended was when she was in college, she told...
Until recently, SWIFT had its data servers on U.S. soil, giving American authorities the jurisdiction they needed to access them. But at the end last year, the servers covering European wire transfers were moved to Switzerland and the Netherlands, forcing the U.S. to seek European consent to continue sifting through SWIFT's database of some 8,000 banks. The U.S. says the information, which includes customer names, account numbers and amounts transferred, is needed to root out the various terrorist organizations that move funds around the world. In 2003, officials say the program helped Thai authorities capture Riduan Isamuddin, also...
...sparked the usual questions about whether there is a fundamental cultural divide between the U.S. and Europe over balancing security concerns with civil liberties. But the real significance may be simply institutional: the European Parliament, freshly endowed with new lawmaking powers following the passage of the Lisbon Treaty last year, is flexing its muscles as an emerging player in European politics. Suddenly, the legislative body has a semblance of real power - something it never really had before. (See the worst business deals...