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...more, a number of members of Congress are pushing for TARP funds to be used to aid troubled automakers. President-elect Barack Obama has said that he favors lending federal financial assistance to Chrysler, Ford and GM. And, like AIG, a number of large insurance companies may soon ask for a piece of the remaining bailout fund as well...
...everyone what it’s all about,” said Anne Harrington, chair of the history of science department. “To some people it just seems like you do some history and you do some science, but the intellectual heart of the program is to ask big questions about the stakes of science, not just to do it but why it matters...
...comparatively short duration or a few ill-advised remarks he delivered at a single conference.More importantly, it is precisely Summers’s style of intellectual provocation that is needed in Washington today. The U.S. needs somebody at the helm of its economic policy who will ask the right questions and encourage those around him to offer original, creative thinking. Throughout his career, Summers has more than proven that he is ready and able to do both. The fact that his career has already been marked by such brilliance and achievement makes his case all the more compelling...
...French Revolution. “He was always whistling, humming, or singing. He was a very musical guy.” Epstein passed away last Wednesday. He was 84. Epstein taught generations of medical students during his more than 30 years at Beth Israel. He was known to ask difficult questions during rounds, but was beloved by his colleagues and students. “In every way Frank exemplified the ideal physician, investigator, teacher, and scholar. He was a superb scientist with an incisive ability to probe the essence of any research question,” Mark L. Zeidel, chair...
...Here's what you have to ask about scene stealers: Are they funnier than the star characters because they're not on screen as long? Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman all have the heavy lifting of story lines; Julien and the penguins (and a couple of cranky monkeys who serve as the movie's Statler and Waldorf) have only to shake their shtick, deliver their bright lines and get off. (Also, they're smaller in stature, hence cuter.) Liberated from the burden of consciences or backstories or any recognizable feelings; they have no obligation to audiences other than to make...