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...indefatigable Paulson, along with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, this week unveiled a slew of new initiatives to try and restore confidence in the markets. On Tuesday, Bernanke unveiled a plan to try and gig the frozen market for commercial paper, offering to loan companies unlimited amounts of money three months at a time, sometimes with little or no collateral, a move unseen since the Great Depression. And at the Treasury, Paulson appointed a 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs banker as temporary head of the agency charged with using the $700 billion to lift bad loans...
...Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier said that upon taking the helm of the school in July 2007, he adopted the view, widely held at SEAS, that bioengineering needed to be developed at Harvard. The Medical School released slew of committee reports this summer—the most detailed and substantial of which called for the creation of a University-wide bioengineering initiative, concluding the first phase of the strategic planning process launched last October...
...burglary follows a slew of crimes to hit campus in the last month. Last week, an individual broke into the 20 DeWolfe Street building through a window and stole two laptops and two wallets...
...Bulldogs have not lost a match away this season (2-0-0) and have only allowed two goals in the last five games that they have played. Harvard, on the other hand, has not been its usual dominant self this season, as the team has been troubled by a slew of injuries. Junior midfielder Kwaku Nyamekye has been among those injured that played a crucial role in the Crimson’s success last year. Fortunately though, Akpan and Fucito have helped the team with their excellent offensive play. Reflecting on the imminent matchup against Yale, Fucito said...
Just before midnight on Sept. 29, Kayani replaced the head of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency and elevated a slew of handpicked generals to key positions in a major shake-up of the military leadership. The most striking appointment is the promotion of Lieut. General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha to head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), one of the world's most powerful spy agencies - routinely described, and decried, as a "state within a state." Pasha, who had headed military operations in the tribal areas, replaces Lieut. General Nadeem Taj, an appointee and relative of recently departed President...