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...game the Fed. For weeks on end I heard talking head after talking head spouting that the Federal Reserve Board was about to embark on a string of tightenings to cool down the economy. The Fed watchers had it all figured out. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan had repeatedly leaked that the rollicking days of a strong economy were over. He was going to put the brakes on the longest peacetime advance with a series of rapid-fire interest-rate hikes that would send the stock market into a tizzy...
...most Congressmen, and they?ll say they spend too much time soliciting money: A career in the House, where members have two-year terms, can be an uninterrupted string of fund-raisers. After six and a half years in office, President Clinton is still raising money ? the DNC, after all, needs the money to make sure Gore (or Bradley) can compete with Bush when the conventions have crowned their kings. The money hawks like McConnell are right about one thing ? in this media-saturated age, it costs plenty to make your voice heard above the din. But McCain...
Maldacena was recognized for his work with string theory, a topic he has studied throughout his career. He wasn't aware that he was a candidate for the fellowship...
...wasn't at all surprised," said Professor of Physics Andrew E. Strominger, who taught Physics 287a, "Introduction to String Theory" with Maldacena last fall. Strominger, who came to Harvard the same time as Maldacena, said doing research with his colleague was enjoyable...
...ever going to run, he might as well do it now." Hatch made his unofficial announcement Tuesday in his favorite public-speaking venue ?- the Senate hallway -? and promised a low-key formal announcement in a few days. And he?s warning that "my life has been a long string of surprises...