Harvard Students Advocate Divestment to Impede Iranian Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON – In the middle of his last year at Harvard Law School, Alexander Chester fashioned himself a lobbyist. On February 24th and 25th, Chester led a group of three law students through Capitol Hill, trying to convince some of the 37 Harvard alumni in Congress to sign a letter recommending that their alma mater divest from all companies that meet the qualifications outlined by the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009. The act was proposed by Harvard alum Barney Frank, D-Mass. and passed the House by a vote of 412-6 on October 14, 2009. "Everyone was very supportive," Chester said ...
McConnell Attacks Holder on Underwear Bomber, Justice and Security Conflict Grows
While Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the House Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday that a terrorist attack against the United States was imminent, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed President Barack Obama's national security policies. Speaking to a packed auditorium inside the Heritage Foundation, McConnell criticized what he called the Obama administration's "ready, fire, aim approach" to developing national security strategy. He reserved his sharpest attacks for Attorney General Eric Holder and the administration's ...
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