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...bear on his school. While Bulger’s tenure at the helm of UMass is not without its significant accomplishments—he oversaw increases in both academic standards and funding levels—it was all too often overshadowed by Bulger’s personal choices to shield his fugitive brother from justice...
HONOLULU "Sunglasses are a perennial here. No matter what, everyone wants a pair," says a spokeswoman at the Emporio Armani boutique at Ala Moana Center. The hot look: the "shield," a mono-lens mask, above, that sells...
...government? I say not. I think [Jefferson] intimately connected God and government because it was those rights that God gave us that government was to secure for us. We've changed the First Amendment into a sword to take our life rights from us instead of a shield to protect them...
There may be good news in all this. Much of the recent increase in interest rates has been technical--giant mortgage holders like Pimco, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Chase and J.P. Morgan have been selling T-bonds in a complex strategy that helps to shield their vast mortgage holdings against risk. But despite signs of economic recovery, Gross believes bond yields will settle in at current levels--meaning mortgage rates will settle here as well. "We're done selling," Gross says. At least...
...Died. Bob Hope, 100, legendary comedian known for one-liners and gigs before countless American GIs in combat zones from Italy to the Middle East; in Toluca Lake, California. Performing for troops in 1990 during Operation Desert Shield, Hope compared his career to the capabilities of the Stealth bomber. "It flies in undetected, bombs, then flies away. Hell, I've been doing that all my life...