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...woman who has been a long-suffering commuter on Tokyo's efficient but overcrowded trains knows that being groped in one of the cars is as dependable as the timetable. Molestation can take many forms: a stray hand, a heavy leaner, a brazen whisperer or flagrant physical contact. To be a woman in Tokyo packed into a rush-hour train is to be inevitably forced to ask oneself, "Did he just ...?" Chances are, the answer...
...Minister, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie, a man who customarily reported directly to the Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, rather than to the President. The move came a day after Khamenei had forced Ahmadinejad to drop Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as his candidate for Vice President. But in an act of flagrant defiance of Khamenei, Ahmadinejad appointed Mashaie as his chief of staff. All this suggests that a political brawl is raging within the corridors of power, the likes of which the world has not seen since Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini died...
...question of whether the $200,000 cost of a Harvard diploma is a prudent investment or a flagrant rip-off remains unresolved. Frustrated investment bankers need not despair—Harvard students enjoy significantly higher earnings than their peers—but the jury is still out on whether we can attribute these high earnings to our alma mater or simply to ourselves. Although Harvard’s educational program makes an ambiguous contribution to the future net worth of its students, a Harvard degree remains a strong predictor of high earnings later in life—yet it cannot...
...Massachusetts' suit, Galvin alleges Fairfield had "complete disregard of its fiduciary duties to its investors" and made "flagrant and recurring misrepresentations to its investors to the level of fraud." A Fairfield spokesperson said the complaint was false and misleading...
...Galvin alleges in his complaint that Fairfield had "complete disregard of its fiduciary duties to its investors" and made "flagrant and recurring misrepresentations to its investors to the level of fraud." A Fairfield spokesperson said the complaint was false and misleading...