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...banking system, the greater the risks,” Rogoff wrote. According to Barro, America has been plagued by only two depressions since 1870—the post-World War I depression and the Great Depression. The Harvard economist’s current piece came in the midst of an economic downturn that has seen the stock market fall to its lowest levels since 1997. Barro said he could not give further comment on his piece yesterday...
...words of Theodore Roosevelt, issued in the midst of a world war, may still be apt in our present troubles. "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile but is morally treasonable to the American public." Roosevelt said this, of course, when he was no longer President...
...infinite loop in the background. Sameer Lakha ’09 drops by and comments on the relatively empty room. “It’s a great idea, but you know, it’s Friday night.” 1:30 a.m. In the midst of charades: “Strip Club? No? Um... sorority!” 2:05 a.m. Truth or dare time. As Ola S. Canty ’11 prepares herself for a lap dance, I decide to take my leave—after all, I wouldn’t want to intrude...
...words of Theodore Roosevelt, issued in the midst of a world war, may still be apt in our present troubles. "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile but is morally treasonable to the American public." Roosevelt said this, of course, when he was no longer President...
...midst of a celebrated career that has taken place almost entirely behind the political curtain, Nancy-Ann DeParle was introduced to a microphone on Monday by the President of the United States on live television, and she almost turned it down. "Nancy, do you want to say a little something?" Obama asked her at the end of a ceremony in the East Room. "Go ahead...