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Starting to think about holiday gifts? Stop! Joel Waldfogel, author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays (Princeton), is convinced that giving Christmas and Hanukkah presents is bad economic policy. And as the chair of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, he's no economic novice. TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs, who is still hoping to get a few gifts this season (hint, hint), spoke with Waldfogel about his new book. (See pictures of retailers that have gone out of business...
These days, even Spitzer acknowledges the limitations of e-mail in winning prosecutions. "Prosecutors, defense attorneys and jurors will continue to see e-mails as powerful pieces of evidence," says Spitzer, who is now teaching a class on law and public policy at the City College of New York. "It's a powerful window into what someone is thinking at the time, but it's limited to that time and can often be misunderstood...
...charisma in a killer red dress, high heels and her trademark glasses. The event was closed to the press, and cameras were barred from the hall, not only to preserve the mystery and anticipation before her formal debut but also to protect against unflattering YouTube postings. I bought a public ticket for admittance, as did several other journalists...
...elected officials, major fundraisers and strategists, many of whom think she is unready - or unfit - for the Oval Office. Many have noticed that Palin isn't acting like a candidate: after her clumsy exit from the governorship last summer, she declined to hire an experienced staff or manage her public profile deftly. All that, plus her tawdry public feud with ersatz son-in-law Levi Johnston, has most of the smart money betting that Palin won't be a contender...
Despite the fact the Élysée was not pleased with Lellouche's anti-Conservative Party remarks, Sarkozy did not give his Europe Minister a public tongue-lashing. One reason may be that Lellouche's comments - although bombastic - hardly misinterpreted the ferocious hostility that the Tories have toward Europe, which most of the E.U. views with revulsion and disdain. Still, as French centrist European parliamentarian Mireille de Sarnez points out, insulting the Conservative position is counterproductive. (Read "Q&A with David Cameron: Why Britain Needs a 'Compassionate Conservative...