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...LAST A former resident of Britain who claims that the U.S. government had him tortured prior to his transfer to Guantánamo Bay was released and returned to the U.K. on Feb. 23. Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed (above) was arrested in Pakistan in 2002. He says he was then sent to Morocco and Afghanistan and tortured before ending up at Gitmo. The British government had been lobbying for Mohamed's release since 2007, and American authorities--who claimed he was planning a dirty-bomb attack on U.S. soil--dropped all charges in October...
...weekend in fourth place. In the first round, Harvard took revenge on No. 4 Cornell, a team they had lost to, 6-3, earlier in the season. This time around, the Crimson had the edge and defeated their Big Red opponents, 5-4. A loss against eventual-champion Trinity sent the Crimson into the bronze medal matchup against a strong Rochester team, where it battled for third, but came up short, losing 7-2.Harvard deemed the fourth place finish a success, but the team is looking to exhibit its individual talent and make a big impact on the college squash scene...
...which the English department began in March and ratified in December, was approved outright by the Educational Policy Committee. Stephanie H. Kenen, EPC member and associate dean of undergraduate education, said that the committee refers about half of curriculum proposals back to departments, but in this case it only sent back questions...
...house. They even rehearse during brain break. Because everyone wants a high F sharp with their late-night cereal. Naturally, angry Lowellians have responded in the best way Harvard students know how: passive aggressive email threads. At last count over 20 messages on the topic had been sent. Check out this...
...case of the current budget, Republicans - who themselves account for 40% of the earmark requests - are howling at what they view as Obama's blatant hypocrisy. House minority leader John Boehner and nine other House Republicans sent Pelosi and Obama a letter asking for a freeze in spending levels and for a re-examination of the earmarks in the bill. "There are 9,000 reasons to vote against this spending bill - 9,000 earmarks slipped and crammed into this pork-stuffed nightmare," Representative John Shadegg, an Arizona Republican, said on Wednesday in a statement. "Last night, President Obama bragged about...