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...June, then-Institute Director and Stone Professor of International Trade Jeffrey D. Sachs '76 stepped down from his post, saying he wanted to spend more time on his other duties, including the leadership of the recently created and more research-oriented Center for International Development (CID). Pagett has served as interim director since Sachs' departure...
Even in the new millennium, Bill Clinton's past is coming back to haunt us. This week "A Vast Conspiracy," Jeffrey Toobin's account of the events leading to Clinton's impeachment, hits the stands. The tome blames a cadre of lawyers for attempting to seize control of the political system during the Clinton investigation. Included is a previously unreleased affidavit in which Paula Jones gives the President's measurements while describing his "distinguishing characteristic" in excruciating detail. Later she is asked to draw it for Clinton's lawyers. Recorded conversations reveal that investigators for Jones attempted to sway Juanita...
This is a case where the public and scientists search for a state of mind that eschews panic but retains its focus. The chance of a truly devastating asteroid hitting the Earth is "small but real," says TIME science writer Jeffrey Kluger. "But let's face it," he adds, "it's like a big billiard table out there," with rocks and planets and moons zipping around each other in space. Some folks may never admit that there is any risk, and reject the need for taxpayer-funded research: Even after the widespread success of the summer disaster movies, "Armageddon" (which...