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...learned today that Bernie Madoff's wife, Ruth, withdrew some $10 million on Dec. 10, 2008, the day before her husband turned himself in to authorities and confessed his financial empire was all one big $50 billion "lie...
...vast arrays of researchers and medical affiliates. For years, they have criticized the federal government for inadequately funding scientific research. According to Harvard statements on the issue, the NIH is currently able to fund less than two out of every ten grant applications, and thousands of approved projects lie dormant, awaiting funding. Harvard chief lobbyist Kevin Casey said both the Senate and the House had done “an exemplary job” of writing legislation that creates jobs and transforms the economy by emphasizing innovation and education. He noted that the NIH funding would provide short-term boosts...
...January. Nearly two years after Harvard’s administration approved calendar reform for the 2009-2010 academic year, students remain in the dark about the mysterious “J-term.” The creation of a J-term itself should be commended; many promising break options lie outside Cambridge, allowing students to work or travel over the four-week period. But, as the university puts its finishing touches on the schedule, it must remember to furnish offerings for the rest of us as well—those who lack the resources or the desire...
...Khan said that his 2004 televised confession was a lie and that he had been pressured by Musharraf into making it. The same year, according to the Associated Press, the Pakistani government ordered Khan not to discuss nuclear weapons technology with anyone, including his family...
...first few minutes of the new FOX series, “Lie to Me,” shows a stubbly Tim Roth peering into the face of a suspected church bomber. As an expert in deception detection, Roth’s character, Dr. Cal Lightman, closely examines the suspect’s bobbing Adam’s apple, twitching moustache, and fidgeting fingers. When the suspect’s attorney impatiently states that he has instructed his client not to say anything, Lightman nonchalantly waves his hand, saying, “I don’t have...