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List Of Best Colleges In The US, from US News And World Report

AP | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living

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Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college ran...

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Obama Still Does Not Know His Place

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

What angers John McCain and bemuses many traditional observers is how unflappable Barack Obama remains in public, no matter how condescending the attacks.

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Never-Ending Alimony in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Divorce in Massachusetts means never have to say goodbye to your ex. Decades after your divorce, you can be dragged to court, or you can do the dragging yourself.

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Oil's Largest One-Day Gain On Record: Thank You, Mr. Bernanke

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.14.2008 | Business

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Basically, Bernanke signaled to the markets and the world at large that high prices were not an issue for this government, nor would they be as oil prices moved higher still.

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Rowling At Harvard: Failure And Imagination Are Good

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 06.13.2008 | Entertainment

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencem...

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Liberia's Peace Women: Tribeca 2008 Remembers What the World Overlooked in 2003

Abigail E. Disney | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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How was it possible that these Liberian women had accomplished such an enormous feat without having been noticed and reported on by the news outlets I had come to know and trust?

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Geoff Garin, Clinton Chief Strategist, Once Called For Violent Revolution

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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With 60s-era radicalism now a hot topic in the Democratic primary, it's worth noting the (amusing, ironic) history of Sen. Hillary Clinton's co-chief ...

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David Rockefeller Pledges $100 Million To Harvard

AFP via Yahoo | Posted 05.03.2008 | Business

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Retired banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller has pledged 100 million dollars to Harvard University, the largest gift from an alumnus in the sch...

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Can Nintendo Get Your Kid Into Harvard?

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living

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If playing video games can (theoretically) get you in better shape, why can't they help prep for your SATs? Kaplan (WPO) thinks they can. The test pr...

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Bernanke Joins J.K. Rowling As Harvard Class Day Speaker

Harvard Crimson | ADITI BALAKRISHNA | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

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Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben S. Bernanke '75 will take to the steps of Memorial Church in June as this year's Class Day speaker, the University...

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Harvard Hires First Woman To Manage $35 Billion Endowment

AP | Posted 04.05.2008 | 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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Harvard Business School's Greatest Lesson

Fortune | Geoff Colvin | Posted 04.04.2008 | Business

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Does Harvard Business School have a future? Its storied past will get extra attention when the school turns 100 years old on April 8. But in a fast-ch...

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Larry Summers Invests In "YouTube For Ideas"

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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In June 2006, Peter Hopkins, a civic-minded and idealistic 2004 Harvard graduate, trekked up to his alma mater from New York for a meeting with Lawren...

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Ex-Goldman Associate Sentenced For Multiple Insider Trading Schemes

New York Times | MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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A former Goldman Sachs associate who was accused of masterminding one of the broadest insider-trading conspiracies in years was sentenced on Thursday ...

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How To Get Your Kids Into Harvard

Wall Street Journal | Ellen Gamerman | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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Ivy Funds Caught Up In Loan Shark Accusations

Bloomberg | Brian Kladko | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities' endowments are being accused of backing a loan with 42 percent interest, twice the legal limit, according to...

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MIT Students Turn John Harvard Statue Into Halo's Master Chief

CNet News | Caroline McCarthy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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It goes without saying that in addition to a stellar reputation for academic innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is renowned for its gee...

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