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Harvard Study: 365,000 Died Due To South Africa's Misguided AIDS Policies

The New York Times | Celia W. Dugger | Posted 11.26.2008 | World

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JOHANNESBURG -- A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 pe...

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Harvard Project Proposes Rich Nations Cut CO2 First

Reuters | Michael Szabo | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

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Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a p...

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Bill Clinton Lays Out What Matters in a President; McCain Flunks the Test

Brian Ross | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

Bill Clinton gave one of the best speeches of his political career on Wednesday night in Kissimmee, FLA., and he did it in one sentence.

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The 'We Drove 200 Miles Up Here For' Homecoming Dinner Special

Jason Notte | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business

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Jason Notte

It's homecoming season at America's institutions of higher learning, which means one thing for parents and students alike: Inoffensive casual dining.

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Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

Eric Morse | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

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Eric Morse

Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

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Butterfly, Bee

Jeff Danziger | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

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Sheila Suess Kennedy

The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

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Greenest Colleges in America

TheDailyGreen.com | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green

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When it comes to protecting the planet, many schools have given it more than a college try. In fact, America's institutions of higher learning are som...

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Supreme Court ruling on child rape strikes a blow to human rights.

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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Michealene Cristini Risley

Last Wednesday the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that sentencing someone to death for raping a child is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy s...

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Obama Kept Harvard Law Review Balanced

Politico | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990 gave him his first moment of national fame, a powerful intellec...

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Who'd Be the Better Boss: McCain or Obama?

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Morra Aarons-Mele

Candidates go through a funny sort of a job interview -- more of a media war than a focused grilling session -- but it's time for McCain and Obama to tell us what kind of leaders they would be.

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The Facebook: Another Product of a Broken System

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business

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Aaron Greenspan

As a Harvard student, technology and entrepreneurship weren't worthy of serious academic focus. The theft of Facebook by one of my classmates is just one example of larger systemic problems.

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Harvard Hires First Woman To Manage $35 Billion Endowment

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Harvard University has turned to a manager with a track record of success directing the assets of educational institutions, including Harvard itself, ...

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Nice Guys Finish First, Harvard Study Says

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.19.2008 | Living

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WASHINGTON — Screaming sports coaches and cutthroat tycoons have it wrong: Nice guys do finish first, a new study suggests. The Harvard Univers...

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Divorce and the Environment: A View from the Year 2016

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living

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Bella DePaulo

A global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, that, in turn, take up more space and gobble up more energy and...

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Paris Hilton Takes Her "Hasty Pudding" To Harvard

236.com | Posted 01.11.2008 | Entertainment

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According to the Boston Globe, Paris Hilton is scheduled to visit Harvard University in February to make a special announcement, but despite being soo...

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How To Get Your Kids Into Harvard

Wall Street Journal | Ellen Gamerman | Posted 11.30.2007 | Business

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As college-application season enters its most stressful final stretch, parents want to know if their children's schools are delivering the goods -- co...

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Harvard 37, Yale 6... Happy Thanksgiving, Anyway

Alex Remington | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living

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Alex Remington

Squinting to see the road through the rain and fog on I-95, I tried to suppress the memory of my team playing like Notre Dame on quaaludes and losing 37-6 to Harvard.

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Harvard Student Given Extra Exam Time To Pump Breast Milk

NY Times | ELIZABETH OLSON | Posted 09.27.2007 | Home

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A Harvard student must be given extra break time during a medical licensing exam to pump breast milk, a Massachusetts appeals court judge ruled yester...

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