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...Fleiner says that even though it has nearly one-third of seats in the parliament, the SVP would not be able to sustain itself outside of the coalition government. "No opposition party will win wide popular support as long as only 30 percent of the electorate are behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blocher's Fall From Swiss Grace | 12/21/2007 | See Source »

...government. Although some members of his party were visibly upset when the election results were announced, the center and left parties, which joined ranks to vote Blocher out of the office, expressed their satisfaction that "democracy has prevailed." And, in a nationwide survey conducted shortly after the election, 60 percent of Swiss citizens said they were happy about Blocher's exclusion. "There is a big sense of relief that the legislators were brave enough to force this change," Lutz says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blocher's Fall From Swiss Grace | 12/21/2007 | See Source »

...down 43-38 at the break, Harvard stepped up its defense coming out of the break. Switching between man-to-man and zone, the Crimson limited the Huskies to just six points in the first seven and a half minutes of the second frame.Overall, the hosts shot just 42.3 percent from the floor in the second half, compared to the 51.7 percent they shot in the first, and athletic forward Manny Adako—the game’s high-scorer with 19 points—had just six points after the break.“We mixed...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Basketball's Comeback Bid Falls Short at Northeastern | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

Under El-Erian's watch in fiscal year 2007, Harvard's endowment earned returns of 23 percent, ballooning from $29.2 billion to $34.9 billion, even after $1 billion was withdrawn to underwrite nearly a third of the University's operating costs...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Compensation Rises for Moneymen, But Remains at One-Fifth of All-Time High | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

...percent growth was the highest Harvard had seen since 2000 and one of the five best returns ever when compared to internal benchmarks. The gains came amid a strong bull market: the Wilshire 5000, a broad index of stocks, gained 19.6 percent over the same period...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Compensation Rises for Moneymen, But Remains at One-Fifth of All-Time High | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

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