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...terms of the ban, online gambling would be punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and a $25,000 fine. The Harvard demonstrators were met by a large assembly of union workers, who gathered to show support for Patrick’s beleaguered gaming bill, which would permit three new resort casinos to be built in Massachusetts. Supporters of the ban claim that online poker encourages gambling addiction. Patrick added the provision to his bill to assuage critics who fear that building three casinos in the state will cause a dramatic increase in gambling among residents. Law student...
Just-A-Start Corporation has applied for a Special Permit to build 14 units of affordable housing on Windsor St. in the Wellington-Harrington neighborhood, which would exceed the area’s base zoning regulations...
...measure, brought by Councillor Craig A. Kelley, would have asked the Cambridge Planning Board to delay its decision on a permit application for a proposed affordable housing development until the Council has finished its housing discussion and made recommendations about housing density...
...warranted, participate in a similar event next year. The $2.1 billion would come from cuts in other federal programs, but the amendment does not specify the sources of the offset. Another amendment, proposed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 to permit future Congressional action to provide more low-interest loans to college students, also passed in Thursday’s session. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached at cmarks@fas.harvard.edu
...Indian officials banned the protesters from leaving the Kangra district in which Dharmsala sits. With the marchers seemingly intent on making the journey in spite of the ban, police yesterday arrested about 100 people and a local court ordered that they be held for 14 days. "India does not permit Tibetans to engage in anti-China political activities in India," said Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Navtej Sarna in a statement posted Thursday on the ministry's website...