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...author Sen. Graham’s decision, the bill likely faces stiff competition. The bill supposedly was to include many important goals such as reducing U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by 17 percent over the next 10 years, employing an emissions cap on several economic sectors, creating a $10-billion fund for clean-coal power plants and 12 new nuclear power plants, and providing incentives for building nuclear power plants. Although we can only speculate as to its full impact, the proposed bill with the aforementioned specifics is a step in the right direction—even if the measures inside...
Last year’s agreement set up a $10 million fund, but it is unclear what its current value is after the past year’s financial uncertainties...
...April 16, the SEC alleged that Goldman misrepresented to investors the involvement of hedge fund manager John A. Paulson—who famously made billions through bearish bets on the housing market in 2007—in assembling a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities that he later bet against...
Keenan was honored with Harvard’s Edward Eager Fund Prize last year for his short story, “Snow.” The piece is included in Keenan’s collection, “Alive Enough,” whose stories are set in and around his home state, Kentucky. Titled ironically to reflect Keenan’s emotional and physical state at the time of his thesis deadline, “Alive Enough” addresses themes of melancholic family dysfunction and emotional confusion, presented in subtle, but evocative language. Despite the setting...
...College, the gift will fund scholarships for the upcoming school year for 20 students who have demonstrated a commitment to the public service and ideals of President John F. Kennedy...