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...does not do business with companies in Sudan or those that generate substantial revenues in Sudan,” only a tortuous reading of business relationships bears this claim out. While technically separate entities, PetroChina is a public subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), which owns 87 percent of PetroChina and controls its corporate governance policies. Indeed, the report that mandated Harvard’s divestment from PetroChina in April 2005—released by the Harvard Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility—found that PetroChina and CNPC enjoy such close ties that “the investment...
...turnovers, sharing the ball, and pushing the tempo. With both squads playing their third game in less than 48 hours, Harvard seemed by far the fresher club. The Crimson was consistently able to get ahead of the defense in transition and convert layups—it shot over 59 percent from the floor and racked up 27 assists on 36 field goals, four shy of the single-game school record. Northwestern State committed 25 turnovers and shot under 35 percent for the game, including only 6-of-24 three-point makes.“We like to play...
...short jumpers over Evan Harris. Harvard continued to display a knack for getting to the charity stripe—and for clanging free throws off the iron. The Crimson shot 16-of-26 from the line, in addition to committing 22 turnovers and allowing the Gauchos to shoot 50 percent from the field. “We didn’t score for a stretch there that really hurt us,“ Amaker said. “I thought that really took the wind out of our sails. And again, I thought we shot poorly from the foul line...
This summer, President Bush criticized the language in an earlier version of the bill, H.R. 3222—which would have set a 20 percent cap—as “artificial” and “arbitrary,” according to the Chronicle...
...We’ve actually had some success,” he added, noting that the proposed cap had nearly doubled from 20 to 35 percent...