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...spite of its unfathomable cost, 51 percent of the American people still support the stimulus package. And the faux drama about bipartisanship played well for the president. A healthy 61 percent of Americans blame Republicans for the lack of bipartisanship, while a still greater majority, 66 percent, continues to believe that Obama is bringing “a new approach.” With no serious concessions on principle, Obama is now being given credit for having walked the walk of his post-partisan talk, and his failure to achieve it thus far is being blamed on the other guys...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: The Glass-Is-Half-Empty Strategy | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...plan to eliminate all fun also includes the following programs: cable TV, party grants, the Girl Talk fiasco, inviting Insane Clown Posse to YardFest 2009, appropriating Nazi gold, not admitting any hot girls, the Lamont Burrito Disaster of 2005, lethargic calendar reform, Vanserg, serving squash at 78.3 percent of meals, and the Core...

Author: By Daniel K Bilotti and Vincent M Chiappini, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Harvard’s Hidden Economic Drain | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

OneSource, another subcontractor that cleans properties administered by Harvard Real Estate Services—which leases and manages housing for University affiliates—has been asked by Harvard to cut contract costs by 30 to 40 percent, according to University spokesman Kevin Galvin...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard To Trim Custodial Staff | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...company has seen a 20 percent increase in same-store sales compared to last year. Including new store openings, the total sales increase rises to 50 percent. The Harvard Square location did 10 percent better compared to last year...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shops Offer Clothes That Fit Consumers’ Wallets | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...contrast, 70 percent of the surveyed members of the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops (NARTS) reported sales increases between fall 2007 and fall 2008, with an average increase of 35%. The vast majority also saw increases in the numbers of new customers and consigners...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shops Offer Clothes That Fit Consumers’ Wallets | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

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