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...Take his approach to fighting crime: By the time he finished his first term as mayor, crime had dropped by somewhere between 12 and 16 percent??for three consecutive years. From the start, Rudy challenged the idea that crime is tied to economic distress. Under him, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton implemented two innovative strategies, “broken window” policing and CompStat. “Broken window” policing emphasized arresting those who committed victimless crimes, operating under the assumption that those individuals were most likely to commit violent crimes. CompStat consolidated all data about...
...Company, where he fixed failing companies. Six years later, Bill Bain tapped Romney to lead the private equity firm, Bain Capital. There, Romney helped build household names like Staples, Domino’s Pizza, and the Sports Authority. During his tenure, Romney returned an average annualized return of 113 percent??nothing short of spectacular...
...were also marked by rampant corruption and her failure to carry through more ambitious reform. Her government was twice dismissed because of accusations of corruption. The rings of bribery, patronage, and money-laundering centered on her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who garnered the nickname “Mister Ten Percent?? due to his cut on all government contracts. In 2004, Swiss magistrates found both Bhutto and Zardari guilty of money laundering. Other evidence has amassed in France and Poland indicating extensive investments and shady deals. In one striking case, Pakistani investigators reportedly found that a gold dealer deposited...
...conference call with reporters this afternoon, University President Drew G. Faust said that the program, which will increase College's financial aid grant budget by $22 million—more than 20 percent??will be paid for using a variety of sources, including Faust's discretionary fund and funds from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...been filed on time. The lawsuit was filed by Fahey, who intended to use the loan to build a 186-home community and golf course in Dracut, Mass. According to Bloomberg News, Fahey received two loans that amounted to more than $10 million. The interest rate of 42 percent??which was applied to one of the loans that he received—meant that Fahey was required to pay approximately $6.7 million. Bloomberg News reported that the first time that Fahey sought a loan from Realty Financial Partners was in March 2001. Fahey is seeking approximately $20 million...