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...sales tax increase—proposed by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo—will raise an additional $900 million annually in revenue, helping to bridge Massachusetts’ projected $3.6 billion deficit for fiscal year...
...Jasanoff explains. This ability to analyze history through unique perspectives and narratives has garnered Jasanoff great respect. “She breaks boundaries between national histories and between European countries and their empires,” Armitage says. “She is a beautiful writer and a wonderful speaker.” It’s no surprise then, that even Jasanoff’s 10 a.m. lectures are consistently full. Furthermore, students in Jasanoff’s lectures aren’t often found Facebook stalking or Gchatting, but listening and note-taking. Jasanoff enjoys using narratives...
...Bottom line is, that kid’s alive today,” he says. “That’s what it’s all about.” Zucker spoke to students as part of Harvard Health Policy Review’s speaker series, in which prominent members in modern Health Policy speak to students about their pursuits and perspectives. The event was co-sponsored by the Harvard College Law Society. Students said they enjoyed the session and were pleased to get the chance to have such an intimate conversation with Zucker. “He?...
...Harvard Law School professor declared yesterday that she will not accept a prestigious award for American Catholics from the University of Notre Dame, citing concerns over the university’s decision to grant commencement speaker President Barack Obama an honorary degree...
...Obama Administration fully realizes this, which explains the moderate path it has chosen to follow. The President has asked the Senate Intelligence Committee to, behind closed doors, peer into the torture(d) past, but opposes a Truth Commission supported by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Quietly, the White House isn't blocking a commission to be formed to look into Wall Street's lapses of judgment that led to the economic collapse, but not empowering it with real teeth: any findings of wrongdoings would simply be reported to the Justice Department for possible prosecution...