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...medalist Sarah learned a day after Opening Ceremonies that she would get to go to the ball in Torino as a last-minute sub for injured Michelle Kwan. But even Cinderella started out by sweeping the floor. The price for Hughes' invitation to the Games? Being a mule for Russian rival and reigning world champion IRINA SLUTSKAYA, inset. The two share a New York City dressmaker, and when the seamstress found out that Hughes--who lives in a Manhattan suburb--was traveling to Torino, she asked the skater to pack Slutskaya's dress too. After the family arrived in Italy...
...money from countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia and wealthy benefactors from the Persian Gulf--although U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to discourage such aid during a visit to the region this week. Hamas also hopes to gain some international legitimacy through a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month. Some experts say a Hamas-led government may try to wean itself off Western aid by slashing the Palestinian Authority's bloated budget. "Reform could generate substantial savings," says Patrick Clawson, deputy director for research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy...
...controversial Harvard project to advise Russia in the 1990s—from consequences at Harvard. Seized by some Faculty members to criticize Summers, the article, “How Harvard Lost Russia,” details the activities of the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) in assisting the Russian government to privatize its economy. The project, funded by the State Department, drew charges from the U.S. government that Shleifer violated conflict-of-interest policies by personally investing in Russia while running the program. The article suggests that Summers shielded Shleifer from disciplinary action by the University, which paid...
...Russian specialist said he is looking forward to expanding both the undergraduate and graduate programs in Russian history and generating more student interest in Russia...
...Upper Nile region of Sudan.Yale, in explaining its decision to divest, said in a statement yesterday that the companies targeted by yesterday’s divestment move were given an opportunity to explain their actions in Sudan.Stanford’s divestment from Sudan-related firms also targeted a Russian-based oil company, Tatneft. At the end of the last calendar year, Harvard owned 48,100 shares of Tatneft, according to SEC fiings. That stake would be worth approximately $4.5 million at the close of trading yesterday.Amherst’s divestment last month targeted 19 companies, including Tatneft...