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...purge the toxic assets. But after politely voicing support for the programs in principle, the bankers said that in practice, the prices for the toxic assets were still going to be too low when the programs are launched in coming months, according to a source who was in the room, which was confirmed by another source who was briefed by participants. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...past literally envelops the space: the walls of the Sanctum are lined with rows of wooden plaques dating back to 1872. Names written in gold commemorate board members of each guard, the letters fading away with each older plate. To peruse these plaques along the perimeter of the room is to travel back in time through a chronicle of Harvard luminaries—L. Grossman, J. Atlas, T. S. Eliot, J. Ashbery, T. Roosevelt. History’s presence is ubiquitous in the Advocate, suspended over every aspect of the publication. Bookshelves sag with yellowing issues, and century-old, sepia...
...pocketbooks strewn across the floor, but no sounds of anyone breathing. After looking at the snowy pines, whose tops are about level with the windows on this floor, I swig some mouthwash, spit it out, and climb another half flight of stairs, into what looks like a guest room or spare den. There’s another old couch in this room, an even older one, and a dusty TV on a stand, a jumble of videotapes and a Sega Genesis in a pile under it, halfway boxed-up as if they’d been taken...
...back and looked around the room while she looked at me. I felt shy all of a sudden because I didn’t know how much we could actually get done without a penis...
...money that extends beyond the means of ordinary students. A large percentage of the inhabiting population is made up of older men in sport jackets, many of whom seem to know each other. A piano is conveniently located in the back—probably to make the room seem inviting. Really, it functions as a reminder of just how wealthy the Club is (used to be?). Points to whoever is first to pound out a gut-wrenching rendition of "Chopsticks...