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Channeling its frustration at being in the consolation game, Harvard jumped all over the Minutewomen early, dominating the first half. In doing so, it gave itself enough of a cushion to withstand a late UMass surge and come away with the 10-9 victory...
Finally, investigate ways of fighting tax fraud that can withstand an IRS funding shortfall or a hostile Congress. One approach would be to make the tax laws self-enforcing. The False Claims Act already allows private individuals to file “qui tam” lawsuits against those defrauding the government. If they win, the government receives treble damages, and the plaintiffs take home a portion of the proceeds—normally around 25 percent. Originally designed to catch fraudulent military contractors during the Civil War, the act was revised in 1986 to increase rewards and to protect employee...
Sarah Hughes' performance was the pinnacle of a figure-skating competition tarnished by a judging scandal in the pairs competition that resulted in two gold-medal awards. It also had to withstand a protest by a cranky Russian Olympic federation demanding gold for Slutskaya and threatening to leave the Games over assorted alleged judging improprieties. Hughes refocused attention on the outstanding performances these Olympics offered across a menu of winter sports, before crowds that were full and festive despite an unprecedented level of security...
...Serb leader presents no legal defense, prosecutors believe they can make a swift case for conviction that is able to withstand appeal. But that would present its own problem. "It will be difficult to explain the lack of adversarial picture that people expect in court," says Dicker. "For that reason, it poses a real challenge to the judges: that the trial be fair to Mr. Milosevic and be seen as being fair." For the credibility of the tribunal, that is key. More than anything, the trial and its verdict need to convince the world's victims and villains alike that...
...Serb leader presents no legal defense, prosecutors believe they can make a swift case for conviction that is able to withstand appeal. But that would present its own problem. "It will be difficult to explain the lack of adversarial picture that people expect in court," says Dicker. "For that reason, it poses a real challenge to the judges: that the trial be fair to Mr. Milosevic and be seen as being fair." For the credibility of the tribunal, that is key. More than anything, the trial and its verdict need to convince the world's victims and villains alike that...