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...Cambridge man landed one year of probation in the case marked by lenience—six witnesses attested to his guilt that April night, but police made no arrests; prosecutors asked first for the maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, then urged only six months; and legal red tape led to a full year of postponements...
...until Oct. 20, asks broad questions about what students like and dislike about their educational experiences at Harvard. Later questions solicit input about what challenges and strengths the University president should “build upon,” and the final question asks students to name a maximum of three characteristics the new president should have. And as added incentive, all participants have a shot at winning iPods or digital cameras in a lottery. Matthew J. Murray, a first-year student at the Law School and the chair of the student advisory group, said last night that such broad...
...encouraged Judge Janet Bond Arterton to punish Smiley with “the maximum penalty for his crimes,” according to the victim impact statement HCL submitted to the court...
...maximum penalty for Smiley’s crimes would be 10 years of jail, but in a plea agreement with Smiley, federal prosecutors said they would seek a lighter sentence...
...goal in launching the Starr Cancer Consortium is to bring these exceptional institutions together in a manner that assures maximum efficiency and the greatest firepower in targeting cancer,” said Maurice R. Greenberg, the chairman of the Starr Foundation, in a press release. “This will enable us to achieve tangible results more quickly and decisively than any one or two members of the consortium could accomplish working alone...