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...conversation with the cashier, a young man he recognizes.“It’s good to see you working,” he says, “This job looks good on you.”During the 2007 election, Ward lost a bid for a council seat. But following the February resignation of Vice Mayor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87, Ward was appointed to the Council in a special recount, becoming the nine-person body’s third black member.Trained as a guidance counselor and having more than a decade...
...means that the Elizabeth O’Leary Cup, named for Radcliffe heavyweight coach Liz O’Leary, will reside in Cambridge for another year.Through a lineup change during the week that moved senior Esther Lofgren to the stroke position and captain Liz Demers to the six seat, the Varsity Eight has been able to fine-tune its rhythm.“We’re really powerful, but we haven’t always been able to apply all that together. This was the first weekend where all the power was laid out,” sophomore Olivia...
...country: not terrorism, or war, but traffic accidents. After years without traffic enforcement, Lebanon's roads were dysfunctional and dangerous, with stoplights often ignored and one-way traffic directions optional, and too many drivers acting like they're on the Autobahn. So the police began setting up seat-belt checkpoints and speed traps, enforcing motor vehicle inspections, and ending corrupt practices such as the sale of drivers' licenses. (See pictures of Lebanon's refugees as they try to rebuild their lives...
...hands of even its best and brightest. While tempers may remain calm as leaders in Washington and Tehran test the waters of engagement, Lebanon can't have a separate peace of its own for long. So there's one more reason for Lebanese to fasten their seat belts: if the Obama administration can't pull off a regional peace deal, there may well be another civil...
...loans that turned out to be financial time bombs. But according to the Justice Department, prosecutions of cases like those actually dropped between 2000 and 2007. Because so many law enforcement resources were thrown at terrorism during the Bush Administration, federal real estate fraud cases often took a back seat. Last year, even as the crisis became apparent, the Bush Justice Department still rejected a congressional recommendation to create a mortgage fraud task force...