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...visiting team took advantage of that situation throughout the second half—Harvard shot 60.9 percent from the field as the Eagles’ defense stalled out. A Lin steal from Rice set the tone for the rest of the game, prompting a 9-4 Crimson...
...Obama asked Rattner to rate the chance that a Fiat deal could be struck, given all the competing interests and Chrysler's extremity. "Fifty-one percent," Rattner answered. "And in my experience, deals get worse, they don't get better" as they take concrete form. On that note, Obama decided to press ahead, sparing Chrysler from the merciless marketplace...
...that although the city is considerably less diverse than Cambridge, Newton’s large size and various neighborhoods present “a unique set of demographics.” He added that the suburban community is actually far more socioeconomically diverse than is commonly thought. Approximately 30 percent of Newton students are minorities, versus 60 percent in Cambridge...
Massachusetts legislators and Smith economics professor James Miller have advocated for taxes on large universities. The current proposal calls for a 2.5- percent tax on university assets valued at over $1 billion. If the state of Washington taxes Microsoft, they argue, why should Massachusetts not tax Harvard? The answer is that we do not want Harvard to act exactly like a business, so we should not treat it like one. We expect Harvard to think of Cambridge and Allston residents and Harvard workers even in times of stress, and the tax breaks are to help Harvard meet those expectations...
...ideas. It produced an extensive set of suggestions, and the academic deans of FAS approved those that made better use of our limited resources within the context of our core mission. The approved list equates to a $77 million reduction in our annual operating budget but represents only 35 percent of the $220 million deficit that FAS will face in two short years (based on what we know today...