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...fund. Nearly a third of the fund has already been spent, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday that he would like to use some of the remaining money to support the ailing market for such consumer debts as credit cards and college loans, as well as to prevent foreclosures. That leaves a dwindling fund left for the hundreds of banks still hoping to get TARP funds. Analysts and investors are growing concerned that some banks will be left...
...control group had developed invasive breast cancer, an equivalent rate, indicating no effect from the vitamin D. Earlier observational trials had found positive links between women's taking higher amounts of supplemental vitamin D and lower breast-cancer rates, and animal studies had also suggested that the vitamin might prevent the disease. The WHI trial hints that the relationship may be more complicated, and despite the negative results, experts believe the connection is worth pursuing...
...laundering, embezzlement, bribery and forgery. In August, Chen admitted that his wife had wired $20 million in leftover campaign funds overseas earlier in the year, but he denied engaging in money laundering. After an overnight session with prosecutors, judges decided on Wednesday morning to take Chen into custody to prevent him from colluding with other suspects...
Throughout its history, Afghanistan's many wars have not been fought for territorial gain; instead, its indigenous protagonists have been proxies for bigger, more complicated enemies. During the Great Game, the British fought there to prevent the Russians from invading India. In the 1980s, Americans equipped mujahedin to bleed the Soviet Union dry. In the civil war following the 1989 Soviet withdrawal, Pakistan backed the Taliban, a fundamentalist faction fostered in its own religious seminaries, to counter Indian influence in the rival Northern Alliance. When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1994, Pakistan was one of only three nations to recognize...
...senior computer science major at the Extension School, broke a guitar string in the middle of a song. He had a spare, but he didn’t realize that guitar’s jack was broken. He finished the set with the broken string. The glitch did not prevent Start, Go! from securing the prize.The same thing happened to Elephantom. Pianist, songwriter and secondary vocalist Matthew A. Aucoin ’12 said when the group’s guitarist’s string broke, they had to beg the audience for a replacement guitar. Finally, the kindness...