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Although the University’s plans to move some facilities to Allston “loom large” on the horizon, Hyman said, budgeting for new developments there is not currently a top priority...
...Supreme Court nominations. What keeps Roe standing is the razor-thin five-vote majority that has stood by the decision. If Bush replaces anti-Roe Chief Justice William Rehnquist (rumored to be retiring this year) with another like him, it won't change the calculus, though abortion will still loom huge in confirmation hearings. But when it's Sandra Day O'Connor's turn to go or that of any of the others who have upheld Roe, the stakes will be enormous. If Roe is overturned, NARAL predicts that 12 states are likely to ban abortion in all or most...
While deficits loom over the State House, Cambridge actually has $28 million in surplus cash on hand to deal with emergencies. And in recent years the city has increased the amount of property taxes it can levy, which will lend the city council more flexibility when discussions on next year’s budget begin in several weeks...
...News—Harvard’s only victory over a current top-20 team is against No. 19 BU, who barely belongs in the top 20, anyway. A head-to-head loss to Boston College could loom large since the two teams were fairly comparable prior to that defeat. Harvard has a worse record against common opponents than Iowa, another bubble team...
...even when the membership agrees on an identity group’s political stance for a particular issue—or on whether the group should be political in the first place—still more obstacles loom...