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...Moves to force lenders to pay up in response to the global financial blowout are gaining momentum. German officials announced plans Monday, March 22, to start taxing banks as a way of squirreling funds for any future bailouts, with details expected to come before the end of the month. U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled proposals in January for a $90 billion bank tax designed to recoup public money used to shore up the nation's lenders. No-nonsense Sweden, meanwhile, has already implemented its own version. But amid this consensus on the need to charge banks, doubts over the merit...
...momentum is on the Republican side, but November is still a long ways off,” said Harvard Republican Club President Mark A. Isaacson ’11, who is also a editorial columnist for The Crimson. “There...
...Harvard women’s lacrosse team (3-3, 1-1 Ivy) will be aiming to build momentum heading into the heart of Ivy League play this weekend, as it takes on Brown (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) and Bryant (1-6, 1-2 NEC) tomorrow and Sunday, respectively...
...solidify Israeli control and Jewish historical claims to the holiest parts of the city, as well as permanently change its demographic balance in Israel's favor. Though those plans to extend Israel's grip on the city are slated to be finished by 2020, the policies, infrastructure and bureaucratic momentum are already in place to such an extent that if the Obama Administration fails to restrain the Israeli government now, there may never be another chance to share the city with a Palestinian state, according to prominent Jerusalem lawyer and peace activist Daniel Seidemann. "The window is closing fast...
Harvard took back the lead, going up 34-33 after a block from Ivica and senior Soren Rosier. But the Pride managed to hold on one last time, getting another kill from Palumbo to regain the momentum...