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...three didn't know one another well when the dawning foreclosure crisis threw them together in August 2007. They bring contrasting--and sometimes contentious--styles to their countless strategy sessions, all-nighters and weekends spent away from their families. Paulson is profane and direct and talks in anecdotes. He is also the bearer of bad news, having been the one to let Lehman Brothers' chiefs know they were going down without a helping hand. Checking in from his tomblike suite of offices at the Federal Reserve on Constitution Avenue, where he monitors two computers and a TV while chewing...
...fairs have lost their luster since the wondrous days of London's Crystal Palace, Chicago and New York City. Who even remembers where and when the last Expo was held? (It was in 2005, in Aichi, Japan - thanks, Google.) But Shanghai is determined to revitalize the Expo. While Beijing threw an efficient if, ultimately, rather empty Olympics - because of visa restrictions that kept out many tourists along with potential demonstrators - you can bet that Shanghai will give a warmer welcome to the world. After all, it was the influx of foreigners starting in the mid-19th century that turned...
...best in those half-light moments when it's not clear whether it's dawn or dusk. Early last century, as the world veered inexorably toward global conflict, Shanghai opened its doors to myriad refugees - Russians fleeing the Bolsheviks, Jews escaping the Nazis, even Chinese communists dodging warlords - and threw one helluva party...
...anything, it was just throwing the ball a little sooner than I should have. That was completely my fault and no one else’s.” But Pizzotti wasn’t the only one to blame. Senior backup quarterback Liam O’Hagan threw an interception on the goal line, and sophomore wideout Marco Iannuzzi fumbled a punt return at Harvard’s 26 to set up Holy Cross’ third short field of the night. “We have a whole lot of room for improvement, and we know where...
...Crusaders managed just 309 yards of total offense, and Randolph turned the ball over on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter—both times on third and goal. The first drive ended after Holy Cross had covered 65 yards when Randolph scrambled to his right and threw into the back of the end zone, only to have it intercepted by sophomore safety Collin Zych, one of three new starters in an untested secondary. “I tried making a play when I should have just thrown it out of bounds,” Randolph said. That...