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...glance at Kirwan’s resume reveals extensive experience in the fiscal management of large organizations. As the state’s secretary of administration and finance, Kirwan helped close a series of billion-dollar deficits and developed the state capital budget. Prior to her time in the State House, Kirwan also worked for the MPA and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue...
Districts that do not meet the Math and English Language Arts targets for their states two years in a row, or their individual improvement targets based on the school’s prior year’s performance, are labeled as needing improvement...
...revolutionary lineage (his father was one of the so-called "eight immortals" of the party, its senior-most leaders), Bo had established a reputation for anti-corruption drives in the showcase city of Dalian when he was party secretary there. Though reports say the Chongqing investigation was under way prior to his appointment, Bo's previous record and the fact that the cases have come to fruition on his watch means that much of the credit is accruing to him, probably deliberately...
...shed some of his holdings, it too was met with the repetition of accusations that he was working on behalf of the Tigers. Just before Sri Lanka went to polls to elect a new President that November, Rajaratnam began selling shares. The move led to speculation that he had prior knowledge of a vote boycott forced by the Tigers in areas under the latter's control. In an August interview, Rajaratnam denied the accusations and said that the divesture of shares was a strategic move during an unpredictable period. "There is no truth in the speculation that there were other...
After clearing out golf clubs and other vestiges of residents past, Laarits and his roommates decided to furnish the space, installing a chandelier in order to transform the dusty room—which prior residents of C-57 had used for storage—into a weekend party spot...