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...initiative to not charge third-year tuition to students who commit to public-service careers. Such measures have encouraged more and more Harvard graduates to use their law degrees to help people who really need legal services, but may not have the cash to pay. The traditional five or six percent of HLS graduates going into public-service law has now doubled to about 12 percent.But even with this new trend, both Ruttenberg and Shabecoff note that to graduates, a position in a private sector job often is easier and has a greater economic payoff: the salary at a typical...
...first quarter the Crimson only trailed 2-0. The team maintained a good defensive strategy throughout the first half of the game, spearheaded by junior goalkeeper Nicola Perlman, who is also a Crimson magazine chair. Perlman had an impressive game in the net, blocking out six shots. With two periods to go, the Bears were leading by just four goals. The heat picked up in the second half as both teams tried to intensify their offensive game. With three and a half minutes to go in the third period Harvard at last earned their first goal. Yet they were unable...
...Chief Justice John Roberts observed in his opinion that "some risk of pain is inherent in any method of execution," and held that the Constitution condemns only "substantial" or "objectively intolerable" risks. Six other justices shared the chief's conclusion that Kentucky's approach passed muster, but only two of them - Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito - were willing to sign the chief's blueprint for deciding how much risk is too much, which included the vague standard that challengers must show that there were alternatives that were "feasible" and "readily implemented" that would "significantly" reduce a risk of severe pain...
...context, saying it shouldn't be surprising that a lot of people are angry given the government's failure to improve their lot. But his efforts to explain the nuances of his meaning have largely been lost amidst an all-out assault by the Clinton campaign, and with just six days left before the all important Pennsylvania primary next Tuesday, the gaffe came at a particularly bad time. He had been gaining in Keystone State polls, coming within 6 percentage points of Clinton last week before the flap from more than 20 points behind. His momentum has slowed...
Obama has spent the last month courting Pennsylvania's blue-collar workers to mixed results. His six-day bus tour across the state, meant to showcase his approachability, was a series of awkward photo-ops. And another soaring speech, like the one he delivered in Philadelphia last month to address the race issue, might only underline an intellectual prowess that some perceive as elitist...