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...then that Beth Israel was not as troubled as other Harvard institutions, such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which had already announced plans for layoffs at the time. Levy wrote in a letter to staff last week that Beth Israel’s two percent, $18 million operating margin for fiscal year 2009 “has disappeared,” partly due to an unexpectedly $7 million cut in state-sponsored Medicaid, which accounted for nearly a third of Beth Israel’s operating budget. Levy said that the hospital is prudently slowing down how quickly they...
...match points in the second set, No. 4 Hayes finally saw off the tenacious Shao in three sets (6-3, 6-7, 6-3), while at No. 2, Chijoff-Evans marked a complete turnaround over Medan in a fiercely contested 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 win. Despite the margin of victory for the Crimson, it was tested to the limit by a strong Marquette lineup that on another day could have celebrated its first fixture against Harvard with a win.“I think that as players and coaches we have to learn that lesson over and over...
...same as it was on Iraq - in favor of more troops. Obama could easily find himself in the same sort of hawk-vs.-dove debate that has boggled American Presidents from Vietnam to Iraq. Traditionally, Presidents favor more troops - and precipitously lose public support. In this case, Obama's margin for error is minuscule, given the enormity of the economic crisis. He simply can't get bogged down in Afghanistan. And he simply can't allow al-Qaeda and the Taliban free rein. And every option in between seems either a gamble or a fantasy...
...long. The Minutewomen responded with four goals through a five-minute stretch to expand their lead once again to 12-8. Lyons continued to lead UMass by scoring twice and adding an assist during the run. The Minutewomen did not have time to relax, despite the four-goal margin. Harvard retaliated with its own four-goal streak, once again bringing the Crimson to a draw at 12. Martin, Petropulous, Halpern, and freshman Katie Doherty each added a goal, with Flood and Martin both adding an assist in the run. Lyons finished the game with a goal for UMass with only...
...Sebelius was elected governor of Kansas - a state in which registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by a nearly 2-to-1 margin - in 2002. After a first term in which she helped boost education spending while deftly paring a $1.1 billion budget deficit, she won re-election four years later...