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...that make loans to people who have had problems with debt. But a year and a half later, so-called subprime lending is alive and well. What's more, fears that increased regulation following the credit crisis would dramatically curtail the profits of these lenders is receding. A deal struck in the Senate would reportedly dramatically weaken a proposal meant to crack down on so-called payday lenders and other specialty finance firms that cater to people with lower credit scores. (See "Is There Too Much Worry About the Debt...
...enough to persuade others into making concessions. But the conference took a different turn. A group of developing countries threatened to walk out. With negotiations on the verge of collapse, Obama entered a room where delegates from China were meeting those from Brazil, India and South Africa. They struck a deal and then presented it to Europe and other participants. "It was a global meeting hosted by a European country, in the E.U., in an area where the E.U. had something to offer," says the IMD's Lehmann. "But it was a huge humiliation. Europe was out of the room...
...Jurica struck again in the seventh with a two-run homer. The long ball proved to be the back-breaker for the Crimson, which allowed four runs in the inning en route to its first loss of the season...
Harvard had its best chance to even the ledger when sophomore shortstop Jane Alexander led off the third with a triple to center field. After a groundout, freshman outfielder Ashley Heritage walked and stole second, but the Crimson lined out and struck out to end both the inning and the only real threat of the game...
Twenty years ago, when Oriol was treating patients at Harvard-affiliate Beth Israel Deaconess Mecical Center, she was struck by the high rates of infant mortality in Boston, which she says are symptomatic of a “very sick community” suffering from great disparaities in access to care...